Employment of older workers in Sweden
78.3% of people aged 55 to 64 in Sweden were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.
Sweden, 2025
78.3%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
66.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
69.4%
Position in 2025
2nd of 34
Employment of older workers in Sweden over time
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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.3% | 66.4% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | 65.2% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | 63.9% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | 62.3% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | 59.0% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | 58.6% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | 57.3% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | 55.5% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | 53.5% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | 51.4% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | 49.7% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | 47.9% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | 46.4% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | 45.0% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | 43.7% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | 43.2% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | – |
| 2007 | 69.1% | – |
| 2006 | 68.8% | – |
| 2005 | 68.7% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 78.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 73.7%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
81.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
21.3 years
2024 · Eurostat
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 of women, ages 20 to 64
79.8%
2025 · Eurostat