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

Västra Götaland 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	102	102	112	112	111	103
2001	104	103	111	116	107	104
2002	105	105	115	122	109	106
2003	105	105	111	116	106	105
2004	106	106	113	116	110	107
2005	107	107	113	115	110	107
2006	109	108	123	127	119	110
2007	110	110	131	135	127	112
2008	111	110	130	134	127	112
2009	108	106	113	121	106	108
2010	110	107	127	133	121	110
2011	111	109	130	133	128	112
2012	112	110	134	142	128	113
2013	113	110	135	144	126	114
2014	114	111	132	140	126	114
2015	116	113	136	144	129	116
2016	119	116	143	153	135	120
2017	121	118	145	151	139	122
2018	123	121	138	143	134	123
2019	124	121	140	148	133	124
2020	123	121	128	134	123	123
2021	125	123	140	147	135	126
2022	129	127	153	160	147	130
2023	130	128	151	160	143	131
2024	129	127	145	157	135	130

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 1997-2022. Index year 1997=100

Västra Götaland 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
1997	100	100	100	100	100	100
1998	102	102	111	113	110	103
1999	104	104	109	110	108	105
2000	106	107	122	123	120	108
2001	108	108	121	128	116	109
2002	110	109	126	134	118	111
2003	110	109	121	127	115	110
2004	111	111	123	128	119	112
2005	112	111	123	127	119	113
2006	114	113	134	140	129	115
2007	115	115	142	149	137	118
2008	116	115	142	148	137	118
2009	113	111	123	133	114	113
2010	115	112	138	147	131	116
2011	116	114	142	146	139	118
2012	117	115	146	156	138	119
2013	118	115	147	158	137	119
2014	119	116	144	154	136	120
2015	121	118	148	158	140	122
2016	124	121	156	168	146	125
2017	126	123	158	166	150	128
2018	128	126	151	157	145	129
2019	130	127	153	163	144	130
2020	129	126	139	147	133	128
2021	131	128	153	161	146	132
2022	134	132	167	177	159	136

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
1997	100	100	100	100	100	100
1998	102	102	110	112	108	103
1999	104	104	108	109	108	104
2000	106	106	120	120	120	107
2001	108	107	117	121	113	108
2002	108	108	120	125	115	109
2003	108	107	114	118	111	108
2004	109	108	115	117	113	109
2005	110	109	115	115	114	110
2006	112	110	126	129	124	112
2007	113	112	136	139	134	115
2008	113	112	137	138	136	115
2009	111	109	123	129	118	111
2010	113	111	138	142	134	114
2011	114	112	141	140	141	116
2012	115	113	146	151	141	117
2013	116	113	147	154	141	117
2014	117	114	145	150	140	118
2015	119	116	147	154	141	120
2016	121	118	154	161	147	123
2017	123	121	154	159	150	125
2018	125	123	148	150	146	126
2019	127	124	153	160	147	128
2020	126	123	140	146	135	126
2021	128	125	152	158	147	129
2022	132	129	165	170	160	133
Source: Statistics Sweden