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Labour force participation rate in Sweden

Latest: 64.6%
Previous: 64.7%
Change: -0.14 (-0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for 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	67.0%
Dec 31, 1991	66.3%
Dec 31, 1992	64.9%
Dec 31, 1993	63.4%
Dec 31, 1994	62.7%
Dec 31, 1995	63.2%
Dec 31, 1996	63.0%
Dec 31, 1997	62.7%
Dec 31, 1998	62.1%
Dec 31, 1999	62.6%
Dec 31, 2000	62.0%
Dec 31, 2001	62.7%
Dec 31, 2002	62.7%
Dec 31, 2003	62.6%
Dec 31, 2004	62.4%
Dec 31, 2005	63.2%
Dec 31, 2006	63.3%
Dec 31, 2007	63.7%
Dec 31, 2008	63.9%
Dec 31, 2009	63.4%
Dec 31, 2010	63.2%
Dec 31, 2011	63.5%
Dec 31, 2012	63.5%
Dec 31, 2013	63.9%
Dec 31, 2014	63.9%
Dec 31, 2015	63.9%
Dec 31, 2016	64.1%
Dec 31, 2017	64.4%
Dec 31, 2018	64.5%
Dec 31, 2019	64.6%
Dec 31, 2020	64.2%
Dec 31, 2021	64.2%
Dec 31, 2022	64.6%
Dec 31, 2023	64.9%
Dec 31, 2024	64.7%
Dec 31, 2025	64.6%

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