Labour Force (Total) rose 1.35% to 5.56 mil in Sweden in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Sweden reached an all time high of 5.56 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 4.51 mil in 1994. When compared to Sweden's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Denmark amounted to 3.05 mil, 2.82 mil in Finland, 2.97 mil in Norway and 72.4 mil in Russia in 2021.
Sweden has been ranked 74th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 2.90 | 2.94 | 2.97 | 2.99 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | mil | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.72 | 2.75 | 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | 0.203 | 0.209 | 0.212 | 0.215 | 0.218 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 126 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 9.10 | 9.13 | 9.19 | 9.31 | 9.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 2.54 | 2.64 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.81 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 2.63 | 2.71 | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 5.18 | 5.24 | 5.33 | 5.39 | 5.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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