In Sweden, the average number of absence hours from primary jobs per week was higher among the Swedish-born employees than among foreign-born employees. It was highest for both groups in 2020. In 2022, the average number of absence hours per week of the employees born in Sweden was 8.1, compared to 7.4 among the employees born outside of Sweden.
Average number of weekly absence hours by foreign-born employees in Sweden from 2012 to 2022
(compared to the Swedish-born, includes all types of absence)
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Includes all types of absence, such as holidays, sick leave, parental leave, childcare, studies, national service, labor dispute, or other reasons for absence.
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Statistics Sweden. (January 27, 2023). Average number of weekly absence hours by foreign-born employees in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 (compared to the Swedish-born, includes all types of absence) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301179/sweden-foreign-born-employees-average-absence-hours/
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Statistics Sweden. (2023). Average number of weekly absence hours by foreign-born employees in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 (compared to the Swedish-born, includes all types of absence). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301179/sweden-foreign-born-employees-average-absence-hours/
Statistics Sweden. "Average Number of Weekly Absence Hours by Foreign-born Employees in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 (Compared to The Swedish-born, Includes All Types of Absence)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301179/sweden-foreign-born-employees-average-absence-hours/
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