Employment in industry in Sweden
16.8% of employed people in Sweden worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Sweden, 2025
16.8%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
23.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
24.6%
Position in 2025
118th of 182
Employment in industry in Sweden over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.8% | 23.9% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | 24.2% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | 24.3% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | 25.1% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | 25.1% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | 25.1% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | 25.3% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | 25.7% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | 26.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | 26.4% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | 27.1% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | 28.3% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | 28.8% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | 28.7% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | 28.7% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | 29.1% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | 29.3% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | 29.9% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | 30.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 17.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.3%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 118th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 23.9%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Employment in agriculture
1.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
81.4%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
24.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
81.8%
2025 · Eurostat