Employment in services in Sweden
81.4% of employed people in Sweden worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Sweden, 2025
81.4%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
72.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
72.7%
Position in 2025
16th of 182
Employment in services 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 | 81.4% | 72.9% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | 72.5% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | 72.1% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | 71.6% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | 71.3% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | 71.1% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | 71.0% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | 70.9% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | 70.7% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | 70.7% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | 70.4% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | 70.1% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | 69.3% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | 69.0% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | 65.0% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | 64.5% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | 63.8% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | 63.2% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | 62.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 81.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 79.7%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 16th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 72.9%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Employment in agriculture
1.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.8%
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