Economically active population

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Last update: 2023-11-30

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 1997-2022

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	271 149	297 052	57 314	26 521	30 793	625 515
1998	277 252	303 797	63 803	30 064	33 739	644 852
1999	283 039	309 813	62 478	29 185	33 293	655 330
2000	288 055	317 081	69 738	32 727	37 011	674 874
2001	294 143	320 404	69 636	33 853	35 783	684 183
2002	297 126	325 102	71 986	35 556	36 430	694 214
2003	297 097	324 524	69 131	33 771	35 360	690 752
2004	301 059	328 772	70 455	33 919	36 536	700 286
2005	303 178	330 678	70 296	33 688	36 608	704 152
2006	308 335	335 104	76 753	37 072	39 681	720 192
2007	312 739	340 872	81 553	39 406	42 147	735 164
2008	313 925	340 744	81 504	39 253	42 251	736 173
2009	305 984	328 853	70 565	35 403	35 162	705 402
2010	311 027	332 901	79 242	38 931	40 311	723 170
2011	315 138	338 592	81 424	38 751	42 673	735 154
2012	317 935	340 157	83 788	41 299	42 489	741 880
2013	318 945	340 837	84 061	41 951	42 110	743 843
2014	322 841	343 307	82 712	40 852	41 860	748 860
2015	328 515	349 918	84 960	41 956	43 004	763 393
2016	336 335	359 101	89 418	44 554	44 864	784 854
2017	341 367	366 823	90 283	44 097	46 186	798 473
2018	346 884	374 405	86 490	41 742	44 748	807 779
2019	351 637	376 413	87 601	43 278	44 323	815 651
2020	348 818	374 142	79 866	39 057	40 809	802 826
2021	354 946	381 030	87 628	42 811	44 817	823 604
2022	363 743	392 739	95 682	46 813	48 869	852 164

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	1 634 543	1 783 573	326 163	154 675	171 488	3 744 279
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

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