Number of employees by authority, governmental sector
July 2026
| Authority | Females | Males | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Total | 136 832 | 18 184 | 124 620 | 12 772 | 292 408 |
| Government activities | 136 762 | 18 116 | 124 565 | 12 730 | 292 173 |
| Civil Service | 125 533 | 17 617 | 96 190 | 11 586 | 250 926 |
| Ministry of Justice | 37 438 | 2 778 | 33 887 | 1 694 | 75 797 |
| Police authorities | 16 495 | 1 366 | 18 210 | 762 | 36 833 |
| National Courts Administration | 4 653 | 326 | 2 059 | 86 | 7 124 |
| Treatment of Offenders | 10 657 | 777 | 10 205 | 628 | 22 267 |
| Swedish Immigration Board | 3 254 | 220 | 2 296 | 134 | 5 904 |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 388 |
| Ministy of Defence[1] | .. | .. | .. | .. | 259 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | 15 530 | 2 016 | 7 877 | 1 353 | 26 776 |
| The Insurance Office | 8 648 | 994 | 3 337 | 171 | 13 150 |
| Ministry of Finance | 16 784 | 1 388 | 11 451 | 513 | 30 136 |
| The National Taxation Board | 5 673 | 416 | 3 322 | 126 | 9 537 |
| The Administrative Boards | 3 913 | 541 | 2 192 | 223 | 6 869 |
| Swedish Enforcement Authority | 1 336 | 97 | 713 | 15 | 2 161 |
| Board of Customs | 1 269 | 78 | 1 259 | 31 | 2 637 |
| Ministry of Education and Research | 31 618 | 8 706 | 24 586 | 6 408 | 71 318 |
| University and university college | 28 195 | 8 334 | 23 010 | 6 271 | 65 810 |
| Minstry of Culture | 1 456 | 502 | 984 | 251 | 3 193 |
| Minstry of Employment | 6 835 | 488 | 3 572 | 111 | 11 006 |
| Swedish Employment Service | 5 924 | 441 | 3 102 | 93 | 9 560 |
| Ministry of Climate and Enterprise | 3 350 | 222 | 2 373 | 117 | 6 062 |
| Minstry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure | 10 878 | 1 449 | 10 554 | 1 110 | 23 991 |
| National Board of Forestry | 348 | 41 | 344 | 46 | 779 |
| The Swedish University of Agricultural sciences | 1 818 | 409 | 1 389 | 281 | 3 897 |
| Swedish Transport Administration | 4 385 | 414 | 5 883 | 575 | 11 257 |
| Defence Organization | 10 587 | 470 | 27 948 | 1 127 | 40 132 |
| The Parliament Agencies | 642 | 29 | 427 | 17 | 1 115 |
| Other State-Subsidized Activities | 70 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 235 |
1) Refers only to employees at the Government Offices, authortities belonging to the Ministry of Defence are found under "Defence Organization"
