Labor force, female in Sweden
Sweden: Labor force, female was 2.71 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Sweden, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Sweden is 2.71 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Sweden peaked at 2.71 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.11 million, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 69th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.17 million | 2.11 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 million | 2.14 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 million | 2.33 million | 2.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 million | 2.58 million | 2.71 million | 6 |
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More gender data for Sweden
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 57,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Sweden?
- Labor force, female in Sweden was 2.71 million in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 million in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for labor force, female?
- Sweden ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division, published as part of Labor force, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force comprises women ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.