Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and in Sweden

Sweden: Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and was 51,437 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
51,437 Number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
16th
of 40 countries
All-time high
51,437 Number
in 2024
All-time low
35,296 Number
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and in Sweden, 2014–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k2014201920242014: 35.3k Number2015: 36.4k Number2016: 37.9k Number2017: 36.8k Number2018: 36.5k Number2019: 40.7k Number2020: 39.9k Number2021: 47.4k Number2022: 44.8k Number2023: 50.1k Number2024: 51.4k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 51,437 Number for accidents at work by sex, age, severity, nace rev. 2 activity and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, accidents at work by sex, age, severity, nace rev. 2 activity and in Sweden peaked at 51,437 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35,296 Number, in 2014.

Sweden ranks 16th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and material agent of contact mode injury in Sweden, 2014 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2014 35,296 Number
2015 36,362 Number +3.0%
2016 37,858 Number +4.1%
2017 36,761 Number -2.9%
2018 36,457 Number -0.8%
2019 40,684 Number +11.6%
2020 39,858 Number -2.0%
2021 47,378 Number +18.9%
2022 44,829 Number -5.4%
2023 50,103 Number +11.8%
2024 51,437 Number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 37,236 Number 35,296 Number 40,684 Number 6
2020s 46,721 Number 39,858 Number 51,437 Number 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 Belgium 59,671 Number compare
  2. 14 Austria 56,644 Number compare
  3. 15 Denmark 56,285 Number compare
  4. 17 Czechia 35,874 Number compare
  5. 18 Finland 31,906 Number compare
  6. 19 Hungary 26,190 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is accidents at work by sex, age, severity, nace rev. 2 activity and in Sweden?
Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, nace rev. 2 activity and in Sweden was 51,437 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest accidents at work by sex, age, severity, nace rev. 2 activity and recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 51,437 Number in 2024.
What is the lowest accidents at work by sex, age, severity, nace rev. 2 activity and recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 35,296 Number in 2014.
How does Sweden rank for accidents at work by sex, age, severity, nace rev. 2 activity and?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
Is accidents at work by sex, age, severity, nace rev. 2 activity and rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and material agent of contact mode injury. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and material agent of contact mode injury
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 446 data points, 2014–2024
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