Employment rate in the Nordic countries 2012-2022, by country

Employment rate in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022, by country

CharacteristicDenmarkFinlandIcelandNorwaySwedenEU average
2022 76.78% 74.3% 83.28% 77.73% 77.13% 69.88%
2021 75.55% 72.65% 79.75% 76.3% 75.38% 68.35%
2020 74.43% 71.18% 80.3% 74.65% 74.88% 67.05%
2019 75% 72% 84.1% 75.3% 76.58% 68.1%
2018 74.13% 71.15% 85.08% 74.8% 76.85% 67.35%
2017 73.23% 69.08% 86.1% 74% 76.33% 66.35%
2016 72.68% 68.23% 86.53% 74.3% 75.73% 65.2%
2015 71.98% 67.55% 84.73% 74.8% 75.03% 64.1%
2014 71.1% 67.95% 82.95% 75.23% 74.43% 63.23%
2013 70.78% 68.08% 81.1% 75.43% 73.95% 62.48%
2012 71.03% 68.45% 79.68% 75.75% 73.28% 62.55%
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April 2023

Region

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

Survey time period

2012 to 2022

Age group

15-64 years

Special properties

Percent of working age population; EU 27

Supplementary notes

Break in time series for Denmark in 2015 and 2016, for Iceland in 2020, for Norway in 2020, and for Sweden in 2018.

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