Economically active population

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Last update: 2025-12-02

Explanation

The register-based labour market statistics (RAMS) produced annually by Statistics Sweden are comprehensive statistics based on, among other things, employers’ wage statements and self-employed persons' tax returns. The total population for RAMS includes all persons registered in Sweden at year-end. The statistics present the number of employees and earning intensity of different groups of the population using the month of November as the reference period.

Gainfully employed.
All persons deemed to have carried out an average of one hour's work per week during November are registered as gainfully employed. Those who were temporarily absent during the assessment period, for instance due to illness, are also included in the survey. When it cannot be ascertained from a wage statement whether an individual was employed during November, the size of the annual salary is used as a criterion. If the annual salary is greater than the indexed base amount then the person is deemed gainfully employed. Certain benefits, such as sickness benefit and parents’ allowance, are in this regard included as salary.

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Economically active population in 1999-2024. Index year 1999=100

Norrbotten County
Year	Women aged 25-64	Men aged 25-64	Young people aged 16-24	of which young women	young men	Total aged 16-64
1999	100	100	100	100	100	100
2000	100	100	110	108	112	101
2001	101	100	109	109	110	101
2002	101	100	119	119	119	102
2003	101	100	116	113	119	102
2004	103	102	117	111	123	104
2005	102	103	115	108	121	104
2006	104	105	128	122	134	106
2007	105	106	138	130	145	108
2008	104	105	139	131	146	108
2009	101	102	126	122	130	103
2010	102	102	143	138	148	105
2011	102	103	153	141	164	107
2012	103	103	162	157	166	108
2013	103	104	165	162	169	109
2014	104	104	162	157	167	109
2015	104	105	160	157	163	109
2016	106	105	162	159	166	110
2017	106	105	157	150	163	110
2018	106	106	151	142	160	110
2019	105	105	145	138	151	108
2020	105	104	138	130	144	107
2021	105	105	144	135	152	108
2022	106	107	155	146	163	110
2023	106	107	157	152	162	111
2024	107	107	155	154	156	111

Sweden
Year	Women aged 25-64	Men aged 25-64	Young people aged 16-24	of which young women	young men	Total aged 16-64
1999	100	100	100	100	100	100
2000	102	102	110	110	111	103
2001	104	103	108	112	105	104
2002	104	104	111	115	106	105
2003	104	103	105	108	103	104
2004	105	104	106	107	105	105
2005	106	104	106	106	105	105
2006	107	106	116	118	115	108
2007	109	108	125	127	124	110
2008	109	108	126	127	126	110
2009	107	105	113	118	109	106
2010	109	106	127	131	124	109
2011	110	108	130	129	131	111
2012	111	108	134	139	130	112
2013	111	109	135	141	130	112
2014	113	110	134	138	129	113
2015	114	112	136	141	131	115
2016	117	114	142	148	136	118
2017	118	116	142	146	139	120
2018	120	118	137	138	135	121
2019	122	119	141	147	136	122
2020	121	118	130	134	125	121
2021	124	121	140	145	136	124
2022	127	124	152	157	148	128
2023	128	125	151	158	146	128
2024	127	124	148	156	140	128
Source: Statistics Sweden

Economically active population in 1998-2023. Index year 1998=100

Norrbotten County
Year	Women aged 25-64	Men aged 25-64	Young people aged 16-24	of which young women	young men	Total aged 16-64
1998	100	100	100	100	100	100
1999	100	100	94	94	94	99
2000	100	100	103	101	105	100
2001	101	99	103	103	103	100
2002	101	100	112	112	111	101
2003	101	99	109	106	112	101
2004	102	102	110	105	115	103
2005	102	102	108	101	114	103
2006	104	104	121	115	126	105
2007	105	106	129	122	136	107
2008	104	105	130	123	137	107
2009	100	101	118	115	122	102
2010	101	102	135	130	139	105
2011	102	103	143	133	153	106
2012	102	103	152	148	156	107
2013	103	103	155	152	158	108
2014	104	104	152	147	157	108
2015	104	104	150	147	153	108
2016	105	105	153	149	156	109
2017	105	105	147	141	153	109
2018	105	105	142	133	150	109
2019	105	104	136	130	141	107
2020	104	104	129	123	135	106
2021	104	105	135	127	142	107
2022	106	106	145	137	153	109
2023	106	107	148	143	152	110

Sweden
Year	Women aged 25-64	Men aged 25-64	Young people aged 16-24	of which young women	young men	Total aged 16-64
1998	100	100	100	100	100	100
1999	102	102	98	97	100	101
2000	104	104	109	107	110	104
2001	106	105	106	108	105	105
2002	106	106	109	112	106	106
2003	106	105	104	105	102	105
2004	107	106	104	104	105	106
2005	108	106	104	103	105	107
2006	109	108	115	115	115	109
2007	111	110	123	124	123	112
2008	111	110	124	123	125	112
2009	109	107	111	115	108	108
2010	111	108	125	127	123	111
2011	112	110	128	125	130	112
2012	113	110	132	135	130	113
2013	113	111	133	137	130	114
2014	115	112	131	134	129	115
2015	116	114	134	137	130	117
2016	119	116	139	144	135	119
2017	121	118	140	142	138	121
2018	123	120	134	134	135	123
2019	124	121	139	142	135	124
2020	124	121	127	130	125	123
2021	126	123	138	141	136	126
2022	129	127	149	152	147	130
2023	130	127	149	153	145	130
Source: Statistics Sweden