Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Sweden
Sweden: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Sweden, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Sweden is 5.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Sweden peaked at 13.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 71st of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.7% | — |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -40.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -52.3% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +82.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +87.6% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +26.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -50.6% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.4% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 3.4% | 13.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Sweden?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Sweden was 5.1% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Sweden ranks 71st out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).