Netherlands vs Sweden: Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Netherlands
0.3131 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
0.3745 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands rank
139th
Sweden rank
138th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.3745 % change on previous year against 0.3131 % change on previous year in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0614 % change on previous year.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 139th and Sweden ranks 138th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7753 % change on previous year | -0.4574 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.459 % change on previous year | 0.8481 % change on previous year | 0.3891 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.7006 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.36 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 0.73 % change on previous year | 0.2807 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, annual growth rate, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.3745 % change on previous year against 0.3131 % change on previous year in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.0614 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Netherlands ranks 139th and Sweden ranks 138th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.