Persons employed in construction in Sweden

Persons employed in construction in Sweden was 413,421 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 4.7% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons413,421

Change on 2023-4.7%

Rank9th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high455,1382021

Series low262,1312005

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Persons employed in construction in Sweden, 2005 to 2024

persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 18 values

Period	persons
2024	413,421
2023	433,863
2022	437,545
2021	455,138 Series break
2020	433,441
2019	439,258
2018	441,827 Series break
2017	413,004
2016	394,421
2015	379,905
2014	363,586
2013	353,646
2012	353,468
2011	350,831
2010	330,615
2007	305,411
2006	281,233
2005	262,131

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2024
Sweden	413,421
European Union (27)	13,918,314

Sweden compared with nearby places

Under 90K
90K to 200K
200K to 350K
350K to 560K
560K and over

Persons employed in construction, 2024, persons. Sweden is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

EU countries by persons employed in construction 27 places

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in construction, Sweden, 2005 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in construction, Sweden, 2005 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-construction/sweden. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in construction, Sweden, 2005 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-construction/sweden.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in construction, Sweden, 2005 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-construction/sweden (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Persons employed in construction, Sweden, 2005 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-construction/sweden. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs\_ovw\_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs\_ovw\_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the persons employed in construction in Sweden?

Persons employed in construction in Sweden was 413,421 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 4.7% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in construction in Sweden?

455,138 in 2021, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

Persons employed in construction elsewhere in European Union (27)

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