ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Sweden
Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 30.74 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Sweden, 1987–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Sweden is 30.74 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Sweden peaked at 35.31 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.98 %, in 1998.
That places Sweden 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22.22 % | — |
| 1988 | 18.46 % | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 19.67 % | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 21.67 % | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 22.81 % | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 26.42 % | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 24.49 % | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 25 % | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 28.54 % | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 32.21 % | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 24.47 % | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 15.98 % | -34.7% |
| 1999 | 24.63 % | +54.1% |
| 2000 | 32.69 % | +32.7% |
| 2001 | 27.02 % | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 24.48 % | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 23.76 % | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 20.62 % | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 26.32 % | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 25.79 % | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 22.42 % | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 23.38 % | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 27.9 % | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 28.1 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.63 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.79 % | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 24.81 % | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 24.02 % | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 26.85 % | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 28.76 % | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 30.12 % | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 27.41 % | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 29.52 % | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 27.97 % | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 31.53 % | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 35.31 % | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 30.21 % | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 30.74 % | +1.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 30.74 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 30.74 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.93 %, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.12 % | 18.46 % | 22.22 % | 3 |
| 1990s | 24.62 % | 15.98 % | 32.21 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.44 % | 20.62 % | 32.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6 % | 24.02 % | 30.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.15 % | 27.97 % | 35.31 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 30 Slovenia 31.56 % compare
- 31 Montenegro 31.54 % compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.47 % compare
- 34 Bulgaria 30.17 % compare
- 35 Finland 29.93 % compare
- 36 North Macedonia 29.66 % compare
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 female employees in total in Sweden?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Sweden was 30.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 35.31 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.98 % in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — 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.