Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sweden
Sweden: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 65.73 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sweden is 65.73 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sweden peaked at 67.68 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61.75 %, in 2007.
That places Sweden 26th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.33 % | — |
| 2001 | 62.62 % | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 63.54 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 61.94 % | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 62.17 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 64.17 % | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 63.31 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 61.75 % | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 64.09 % | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 64.86 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 63.44 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 63.41 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.55 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 62.04 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 62.94 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 63.8 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 63.57 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.27 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.67 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.65 % | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 67.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.89 % | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 65.73 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.73 % | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 65.73 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.69 %, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 65.73 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.41 %, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.28 % | 61.75 % | 64.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.83 % | 62.04 % | 67.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.01 % | 64.89 % | 67.68 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 23 Cabo Verde 46.26 % compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 68.11 % compare
- 24 Tajikistan 66.13 % compare
- 25 Maldives 65.95 % compare
- 27 Israel 64.95 % compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 37.7 % compare
- 28 Iceland 63.96 % compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 63.71 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sweden?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sweden was 65.73 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 67.68 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.75 % in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.