Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sweden is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 1.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2019.
That places Sweden 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6 |
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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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.