ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Sweden
Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and was 1.73 % in 2018. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Sweden, 2001–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Sweden is 1.73 %, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Sweden peaked at 3.05 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.73 %, in 2018.
That places Sweden 42nd out of 66 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.98 % | — |
| 2002 | 2.86 % | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.64 % | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.23 % | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 2.34 % | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.18 % | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9 % | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 2.73 % | +43.7% |
| 2015 | 3.05 % | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 2.75 % | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 2.08 % | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 1.73 % | -16.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.73 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.51 %, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.73 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.73 %, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.83 % | 2.64 % | 2.98 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.33 % | 1.73 % | 3.05 % | 9 |
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 — share of employment in fishing and in Sweden?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Sweden was 1.73 % in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 % in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and?
- Sweden ranks 42nd out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — 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.