Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden

Sweden: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
22nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2005
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.871 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.94 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.899 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.881 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.925 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.892 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.872 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.873 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.921 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.934 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.924 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.895 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.906 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.9% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in 2016.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.

Sweden ranks 22nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% +7.9%
2006 0.9% -4.4%
2007 0.9% -2.0%
2008 0.9% +5.0%
2009 0.9% -3.6%
2010 0.9% -2.3%
2011 0.9% +0.1%
2012 0.9% +5.5%
2013 0.9% +1.5%
2014 0.9% -1.1%
2015 0.9% -3.2%
2016 0.9% +1.3%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 19 Netherlands 0.9%
  2. 20 Latvia 0.9% compare
  3. 21 France 0.9% compare
  4. 23 Belgium 0.9%
  5. 24 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  6. 25 Poland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Sweden ranks 22nd out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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