Women's labour force participation in Sweden
The ILO estimates that 61.5% of women aged 15 and over in Sweden were in the labour force in 2025.
Sweden, 2025
61.5%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
55.1%
Position in 2025
42nd of 181
Women's labour force participation in Sweden over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.5% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 61.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 60.6%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 42nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Labour force participation
64.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
79.8%
2025 · 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, ages 20 to 64
81.8%
2025 · Eurostat