Economically active population

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Last update: 2024-12-02

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 1998-2023

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	46 583	51 541	9 430	4 550	4 880	107 554
1999	46 432	51 328	8 854	4 277	4 577	106 614
2000	46 496	51 419	9 705	4 600	5 105	107 620
2001	47 000	51 076	9 685	4 671	5 014	107 761
2002	47 123	51 436	10 534	5 106	5 428	109 093
2003	46 892	51 109	10 271	4 829	5 442	108 272
2004	47 650	52 558	10 389	4 756	5 633	110 597
2005	47 493	52 720	10 143	4 600	5 543	110 356
2006	48 284	53 794	11 370	5 224	6 146	113 448
2007	48 721	54 603	12 180	5 561	6 619	115 504
2008	48 418	54 071	12 294	5 615	6 679	114 783
2009	46 804	52 165	11 161	5 220	5 941	110 130
2010	47 183	52 555	12 692	5 921	6 771	112 430
2011	47 403	52 883	13 526	6 037	7 489	113 812
2012	47 726	53 090	14 345	6 726	7 619	115 161
2013	47 942	53 231	14 627	6 913	7 714	115 800
2014	48 342	53 483	14 345	6 694	7 651	116 170
2015	48 519	53 689	14 166	6 706	7 460	116 374
2016	49 059	53 887	14 383	6 781	7 602	117 329
2017	49 067	54 028	13 868	6 413	7 455	116 963
2018	49 064	54 306	13 404	6 062	7 342	116 774
2019	48 822	53 828	12 807	5 906	6 901	115 457
2020	48 583	53 573	12 175	5 577	6 598	114 331
2021	48 543	53 975	12 710	5 771	6 939	115 228
2022	49 240	54 821	13 696	6 250	7 446	117 757
2023	49 429	54 971	13 915	6 490	7 425	118 315

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	1 668 561	1 821 166	359 494	173 461	186 033	3 849 221
1999	1 698 620	1 854 670	353 571	168 234	185 337	3 906 861
2000	1 727 771	1 892 503	390 275	184 976	205 299	4 010 549
2001	1 761 599	1 907 039	382 093	187 687	194 406	4 050 731
2002	1 770 819	1 922 551	391 095	193 885	197 210	4 084 465
2003	1 766 504	1 910 214	372 198	182 224	189 974	4 048 916
2004	1 788 649	1 934 453	375 344	180 823	194 521	4 098 446
2005	1 796 984	1 937 516	373 474	178 588	194 886	4 107 974
2006	1 825 503	1 969 264	411 863	198 801	213 062	4 206 630
2007	1 849 430	2 006 012	443 566	214 473	229 093	4 299 008
2008	1 854 090	2 005 095	447 146	213 835	233 311	4 306 331
2009	1 812 464	1 946 545	400 519	198 948	201 571	4 159 528
2010	1 844 610	1 971 268	449 899	220 387	229 512	4 265 777
2011	1 865 678	2 002 401	458 682	216 810	241 872	4 326 761
2012	1 880 739	2 011 071	475 538	233 729	241 809	4 367 348
2013	1 889 587	2 021 670	478 749	237 630	241 119	4 390 006
2014	1 913 394	2 038 966	472 031	232 214	239 817	4 424 391
2015	1 943 420	2 070 317	480 036	237 669	242 367	4 493 773
2016	1 984 679	2 113 519	501 268	249 503	251 765	4 599 466
2017	2 012 156	2 153 732	503 713	246 301	257 412	4 669 601
2018	2 044 399	2 194 464	483 059	232 266	250 793	4 721 922
2019	2 072 953	2 204 450	498 443	246 921	251 522	4 775 846
2020	2 063 150	2 196 241	458 156	226 255	231 901	4 717 547
2021	2 098 108	2 237 300	496 681	243 841	252 840	4 832 089
2022	2 151 962	2 303 786	537 416	263 696	273 720	4 993 164
2023	2 167 431	2 313 631	535 199	265 299	269 900	5 016 261
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