{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-employment-rate-women","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-employment-rate-women","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-employment-rate-women/","title":"Sweden Female Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Sweden's Female Employment Rate: 79.8 % of women (20–64) in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Sweden","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Sweden","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of women (20–64)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Sweden Female Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Sweden"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Sweden (2025)","value":"79.8","unit":"% of women (20–64)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Female Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":75.2},{"period":"2006","value":75.8},{"period":"2007","value":77.1},{"period":"2008","value":77.2},{"period":"2009","value":75.7},{"period":"2010","value":75},{"period":"2011","value":76.5},{"period":"2012","value":76.8},{"period":"2013","value":77.2},{"period":"2014","value":77.6},{"period":"2015","value":78.3},{"period":"2016","value":79.2},{"period":"2017","value":79.8},{"period":"2018","value":80.2},{"period":"2019","value":79.7},{"period":"2020","value":78.3},{"period":"2021","value":77.7},{"period":"2022","value":79.1},{"period":"2023","value":80.2},{"period":"2024","value":79.9},{"period":"2025","value":79.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of women (20–64)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"79.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"79.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"80.2","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"79.1","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"77.7","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"78.3","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"79.7","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"80.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"79.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"79.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"78.3","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"77.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"76.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"76.5","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"75.0","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"75.7","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"77.1","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"75.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the female employment rate (ages 20-64) in Sweden from 2005 to present. Highlight the gender gap versus the overall employment rate. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 80.2 % of women (20–64) in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 75 in 2010. The latest reading of 79.8 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}