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Persons employed in manufacturing in Sweden

Persons employed in manufacturing in Sweden was 621,183 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons621,183
Change on 20230%
Rank12th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high828,3092007
Series low590,6752015

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Persons employed in manufacturing in Sweden, 2005 to 2024

550K600K650K700K750K800K850K20052008201120142017202020242005: 821,771 persons2006: 820,911 persons2007: 828,309 persons2008: 751,869 persons2009: 675,655 persons2010: 656,147 persons2011: 671,683 persons2012: 654,989 persons2013: 635,788 persons2014: 622,950 persons2015: 590,675 persons2016: 595,261 persons2017: 610,194 persons2018: 644,408 persons2019: 653,703 persons2020: 620,851 persons2021: 650,165 persons2022: 617,732 persons2023: 621,069 persons2024: 621,183 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 20 values
Periodpersons
2024621,183
2023621,069
2022617,732
2021650,165 Series break
2020620,851
2019653,703
2018644,408 Series break
2017610,194
2016595,261
2015590,675
2014622,950
2013635,788
2012654,989
2011671,683
2010656,147
2009675,655
2008751,869
2007828,309
2006820,911
2005821,771

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Sweden621,183
European Union (27)29,962,568

Rankings

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C): 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).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), 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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APA 7

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

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/sweden. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/sweden.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/sweden (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the persons employed in manufacturing in Sweden?

Persons employed in manufacturing in Sweden was 621,183 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest persons employed in manufacturing in Sweden?

828,309 in 2007, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

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