On average, the foreign-born population in Sweden worked slightly more hours per week than the Swedish-born population between 2012 and 2022. In 2022, the foreign-born worked 29.8 hours per week on average, compared to 29.3 hours for the Swedish-born. The employment rate of Sweden's foreign-born population in 2022 was 64 percent.
Average weekly working hours among the foreign-born population in Sweden from 2012 to 2022
(compared to the Swedish-born)
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Statistics Sweden. (January 27, 2023). Average weekly working hours among the foreign-born population in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 (compared to the Swedish-born) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300302/sweden-foreign-born-population-average-weekly-working-hours/
Statistics Sweden. "Average weekly working hours among the foreign-born population in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 (compared to the Swedish-born)." Chart. January 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300302/sweden-foreign-born-population-average-weekly-working-hours/
Statistics Sweden. (2023). Average weekly working hours among the foreign-born population in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 (compared to the Swedish-born). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300302/sweden-foreign-born-population-average-weekly-working-hours/
Statistics Sweden. "Average Weekly Working Hours among The Foreign-born Population in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 (Compared to The Swedish-born)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300302/sweden-foreign-born-population-average-weekly-working-hours/
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