Employment — EU-foreign citizens

In 2025, Sweden's employment increased by 0.9% compared to 2024, reaching 152k.

Sweden accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 7,143k.

Sweden ranks 9th out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.8% (from 149k in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.