ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sweden
Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 37.22 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 37.22 No for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sweden peaked at 45.87 No in 1997 and was at its lowest, 37.22 No, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 74th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sweden, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 40.84 No | — |
| 1996 | 44.1 No | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 45.87 No | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 44.71 No | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 44.66 No | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 40.77 No | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 43.61 No | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 44.11 No | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 41.67 No | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 41.97 No | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 42.69 No | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 43.39 No | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 43.53 No | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.5 No | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.17 No | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 43.51 No | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 42.08 No | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 40.89 No | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 40.43 No | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.45 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.84 No | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.95 No | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 41.15 No | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 42.82 No | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 40.67 No | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 39.65 No | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 37.41 No | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 38.45 No | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 37.56 No | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 37.22 No | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.04 No | 40.84 No | 45.87 No | 5 |
| 2000s | 42.84 No | 40.77 No | 44.11 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.48 No | 40.43 No | 43.51 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.06 No | 37.22 No | 39.65 No | 5 |
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 ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sweden?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sweden was 37.22 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 45.87 No in 1997.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.22 No in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
- Sweden ranks 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.