What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between China and Sweden?

0.0081 units per person, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sweden?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Sweden: Labor force, total, per capita

China

0.5461 units per person

in 2025

Sweden

0.538 units per person

in 2025

China rank

30th

Sweden rank

31st

Labor force, total, per capita over time

China
Sweden

How they compare

China currently reports 0.5461 units per person against 0.538 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0081 units per person.

Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 31st of 188 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5592 units per person	0.5197 units per person	0.0395 units per person	China
2000s	0.5738 units per person	0.5196 units per person	0.0543 units per person	China
2010s	0.5665 units per person	0.5293 units per person	0.0372 units per person	China
2020s	0.5463 units per person	0.5336 units per person	0.0127 units per person	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, China or Sweden?: China, at 0.5461 units per person against 0.538 units per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between China and Sweden?: 0.0081 units per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sweden?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do China and Sweden rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?: China ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 31st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, total, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.