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Female labour force participation rate in Sweden

Latest: 61.5%
Previous: 61.7%
Change: -0.14 (-0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Sweden
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	62.8%
Dec 31, 1991	62.1%
Dec 31, 1992	60.8%
Dec 31, 1993	59.4%
Dec 31, 1994	58.5%
Dec 31, 1995	59.0%
Dec 31, 1996	59.1%
Dec 31, 1997	58.6%
Dec 31, 1998	57.4%
Dec 31, 1999	58.4%
Dec 31, 2000	58.1%
Dec 31, 2001	58.6%
Dec 31, 2002	58.7%
Dec 31, 2003	58.8%
Dec 31, 2004	58.5%
Dec 31, 2005	59.1%
Dec 31, 2006	59.2%
Dec 31, 2007	59.7%
Dec 31, 2008	59.8%
Dec 31, 2009	59.4%
Dec 31, 2010	59.0%
Dec 31, 2011	59.5%
Dec 31, 2012	59.7%
Dec 31, 2013	60.1%
Dec 31, 2014	60.3%
Dec 31, 2015	60.6%
Dec 31, 2016	60.7%
Dec 31, 2017	61.0%
Dec 31, 2018	61.3%
Dec 31, 2019	61.3%
Dec 31, 2020	60.6%
Dec 31, 2021	60.7%
Dec 31, 2022	61.1%
Dec 31, 2023	61.7%
Dec 31, 2024	61.7%
Dec 31, 2025	61.5%

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