Norway vs Sweden: Work on weekends by professional status and occupation
Norway
21.9%
in 2025
Sweden
19.7%
in 2025
Norway rank
17th
Sweden rank
18th
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 21.9% against 19.7% in Sweden, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 16.9% | 3.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.4% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 18.7% | 2.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher work on weekends by professional status and occupation, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 21.9% against 19.7% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in work on weekends by professional status and occupation between Norway and Sweden?
- 2.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for work on weekends by professional status and occupation?
- Norway ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 18th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Work on weekends by professional status and occupation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.