Increase in emigration during the 2000s
Emigration from Sweden has increased the last decades due to a larger foreign-born population. A larger share of the emigrants from Sweden are previous labor immigrants and persons with a refugee background.
Emigration from Sweden has increased the last decades due to a larger foreign-born population. A larger share of the emigrants from Sweden are previous labor immigrants and persons with a refugee background.
Capacity utilisation in industry decreased by 0.2 percentage points in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the second quarter of 2025 in seasonally adjusted figures.
The private sector profitability increased during the third quarter of the year. Both the operating margin and the profit share of value added increased compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Gross fixed capital formation and investments in inventories increased, all measured in current prices.
Slightly more than 68 percent completed their education with a degree 2024, which is somewhat higher than the previous year. The graduation rate among men increased to 65 percent, while the graduation rate among women decreased to 72 percent.
Household liquid savings amounted to SEK 35 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2023. This is SEK 18 billion higher compared to the same quarter last year. At the same time, the annual growth rate of household loans was 2.5 percent.