Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Sweden
Sweden: Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 32.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Sweden, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 32.5 for inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Sweden peaked at 33.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.64, in 2019.
That places Sweden 62nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.05 | — |
| 2015 | 28 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.91 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 27.28 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 27.02 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.64 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 26.71 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.44 | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 33.07 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 32.47 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 32.72 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 32.5 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.48 | 26.64 | 28.05 | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.82 | 26.71 | 33.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Sweden?
- Inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Sweden was 32.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 33.44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.64 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Sweden ranks 62nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.