{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-self-employment-rate/","title":"Sweden Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Sweden's Self-Employed Persons: 478.5 thousand persons in 2025, -1.6% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Sweden","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Sweden","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Sweden Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Sweden"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Sweden (2025)","value":"478.5","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.6%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":466.3},{"period":"2009","value":471.2},{"period":"2010","value":483.8},{"period":"2011","value":472.4},{"period":"2012","value":475.7},{"period":"2013","value":488},{"period":"2014","value":482.7},{"period":"2015","value":484.1},{"period":"2016","value":477.9},{"period":"2017","value":482.2},{"period":"2018","value":485.4},{"period":"2019","value":492.2},{"period":"2020","value":488.1},{"period":"2021","value":482.7},{"period":"2022","value":495.8},{"period":"2023","value":504.1},{"period":"2024","value":486.3},{"period":"2025","value":478.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"478.5","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2024","value":"486.3","yoyChange":"-3.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"504.1","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"495.8","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"482.7","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"488.1","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"492.2","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"485.4","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"482.2","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"477.9","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"484.1","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"482.7","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"488.0","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"475.7","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"472.4","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"483.8","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"471.2","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"466.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Sweden from 2005 to present. 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 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 504.1 thousand persons in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 466.3 in 2008. The latest reading of 478.5 in 2025 represents a change of -7.8."}]}