Working-age foreign-born population in Sweden
Sweden: Working-age foreign-born population was 1,916 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,916
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
9th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1,916
in 2024
All-time low
1,761
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Working-age foreign-born population in Sweden, 2020–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, working-age foreign-born population in Sweden stood at 1,916. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over five years.
That places Sweden 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Working-age foreign-born population in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,761 | — |
| 2021 | 1,805 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,858 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,887 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,916 | +1.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1,916 is above the median for high income countries, which is 871.16, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1,916 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 835.94, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age foreign-born population in Sweden?
- Working-age foreign-born population in Sweden was 1,916 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest working-age foreign-born population recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,916 in 2024.
- What is the lowest working-age foreign-born population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,761 in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for working-age foreign-born population?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Working-age foreign-born population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.