Sweden employment rate by gender 2026| ��ƽ��

Employment rate in Sweden from 1st quarter 2001 to 1st quarter 2026, by gender

Characteristic	Men	Women
Q1 2026	71.2%	67.4%
Q4 2025	70.9%	67.5%
Q3 2025	71%	66.6%
Q2 2025	71.3%	66.7%
Q1 2025	71.1%	66.6%
Q4 2024	70.9%	66.4%
Q3 2024	70.8%	66.9%
Q2 2024	71.2%	67%
Q1 2024	71.1%	67%
Q4 2023	71.6%	66.9%
Q3 2023	72%	66.9%
Q2 2023	71.7%	67.1%
Q1 2023	71.8%	67.3%
Q4 2022	71.8%	66.3%
Q3 2022	71.8%	66.2%
Q2 2022	71.5%	66.1%
Q1 2022	71.3%	65.3%
Q4 2021	70.6%	64.8%
Q3 2021	70%	64.5%
Q2 2021	69.7%	64.2%
Q1 2021	69.3%	63.5%
Q4 2020	69.6%	64.1%
Q3 2020	68.8%	63.8%
Q2 2020	69.1%	63.2%
Q1 2020	70.5%	65.1%
Q4 2019	70.4%	65.9%
Q3 2019	70.6%	65.4%
Q2 2019	70.4%	65.7%
Q1 2019	70.4%	65.8%
Q4 2018	70.2%	65.9%
Q3 2018	70.2%	65.8%
Q2 2018	70.2%	66%
Q1 2018	70.4%	65.7%
Q4 2017	70%	65.4%
Q3 2017	70%	65.4%
Q2 2017	69.8%	65.3%
Q1 2017	69.3%	65.4%
Q4 2016	69.1%	65%
Q3 2016	68.7%	64.5%
Q2 2016	69%	64.9%
Q1 2016	68.6%	64.7%
Q4 2015	68.9%	64.5%
Q3 2015	68.7%	64.4%
Q2 2015	68.6%	63.8%
Q1 2015	68.7%	63.8%
Q4 2014	68.8%	63.5%
Q3 2014	68.7%	64%
Q2 2014	68.3%	63.4%
Q1 2014	68.1%	63.2%
Q4 2013	68.1%	63.4%
Q3 2013	68.2%	62.9%
Q2 2013	67.8%	63%
Q1 2013	68%	62.7%
Q4 2012	67.8%	62.7%
Q3 2012	67.7%	62.7%
Q2 2012	67.8%	62.8%
Q1 2012	67.6%	62.7%
Q4 2011	67.8%	62.6%
Q3 2011	68%	62.3%
Q2 2011	68.2%	62.2%
Q1 2011	68.1%	61.9%
Q4 2010	67.7%	61.2%
Q3 2010	67.5%	61.1%
Q2 2010	67.2%	60.9%
Q1 2010	66.8%	60.8%
Q4 2009	66.7%	61.3%
Q3 2009	66.5%	61.3%
Q2 2009	67%	62.2%
Q1 2009	67.9%	62.8%
Q4 2008	69%	63.1%
Q3 2008	69.5%	63.4%
Q2 2008	69.8%	63.7%
Q1 2008	69.9%	63.8%
Q4 2007	69.6%	63.8%
Q3 2007	69.6%	63.7%
Q2 2007	69.3%	63.4%
Q1 2007	69.4%	63.2%
Q4 2006	69.1%	62.9%
Q3 2006	68.7%	63%
Q2 2006	68.3%	62.2%
Q1 2006	68.1%	62.1%
Q4 2005	68%	62.4%
Q3 2005	67.9%	61.8%
Q2 2005	67.9%	62%
Q1 2005	67.6%	62.3%
Q4 2004	67.6%	62.5%
Q3 2004	67.7%	62.9%
Q2 2004	67.9%	62.7%
Q1 2004	68.1%	62.9%
Q4 2003	68.2%	63.1%
Q3 2003	68.6%	63.2%
Q2 2003	68.6%	63.8%
Q1 2003	68.7%	64%
Q4 2002	69.1%	63.9%
Q3 2002	69%	63.9%
Q2 2002	69.4%	63.9%
Q1 2002	69.6%	64.2%
Q4 2001	69.5%	64.1%
Q3 2001	69.5%	64.1%
Q2 2001	69.5%	64.1%
Q1 2001	69.8%	63.8%

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April 2026

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Sweden

Survey time period

Q1 2001 to Q1 2026

Age group

15-74 years

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In the first quarter of 2026, the employment rate for men in Sweden was 71.2 percent, compared with 67.4 percent for women. The total employment rate in the country was 69.4 percent.

The income gap

Even though the employment rate was higher for men than for women for all years in the period, Sweden was still among the countries with the highest female employment rates worldwide. The gap between male and female salaries is also small. In 2022, women’s average earnings as a percentage of men’s was 95 percent, when controlled for occupation, age, education, sector and number of working hours.

Different employment types for men and women

More men than women were permanent employees and self-employed in Sweden, while a higher number of women than men were temporary employees. Around 332,000 men and 403,000 women were temporary employees.