Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Sweden
Sweden: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 3.2 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Sweden, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Sweden is 3.2 Weeks per year per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Sweden peaked at 5.3 Weeks per year per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.8 Weeks per year per person, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 9th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.27 Weeks per year per person | 3.1 Weeks per year per person | 5.3 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.25 Weeks per year per person | 2.8 Weeks per year per person | 3.6 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 Weeks per year per person | 3.2 Weeks per year per person | 3.9 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Sweden?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Sweden was 3.2 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 Weeks per year per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 Weeks per year per person in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.