Number of employees by authority, governmental sector

January 2026

Authority Females Males Total
  Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time  
Total 132 019 20 331 121 320 14 349 288 019
Government activities 131 951 20 281 121 269 14 316 287 817
Civil Service 121 564 19 750 94 855 13 235 249 404
Ministry of Justice 35 918 3 440 34 016 2 286 75 660
Police authorities 17 077 1 497 19 927 989 39 490
National Courts Administration 4 513 315 2 047 80 6 955
Treatment of Offenders 8 943 1 278 8 833 983 20 037
Swedish Immigration Board 3 058 242 2 115 142 5 557
Ministry for Foreign Affairs .. .. .. .. 2 296
Ministy of Defence .. .. .. .. 246
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs 14 429 2 321 7 139 1 466 25 355
The Insurance Office 8 330 1 190 3 237 202 12 959
Ministry of Finance 16 198 1 424 10 998 490 29 110
The National Taxation Board 5 417 465 3 136 148 9 166
The Administrative Boards 3 815 518 2 106 169 6 608
Swedish Enforcement Authority 1 264 97 680 20 2 061
Board of Customs 1 280 63 1 272 32 2 647
Ministry of Education and Research 31 457 9 918 24 533 7 584 73 492
University and university college 28 022 9 476 22 966 7 423 67 887
Minstry of Culture 1 449 405 976 173 3 003
Minstry of Employment 6 767 511 3 614 110 11 002
Swedish Employment Service 5 862 452 3 143 92 9 549
Ministry of Climate and Enterprise 3 167 232 2 285 131 5 815
Minstry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure 10 609 1 429 10 424 963 23 425
National Board of Forestry 317 44 317 44 722
The Swedish University of Agricultural sciences 1 763 363 1 343 237 3 706
Swedish Transport Administration 4 418 342 5 864 488 11 112
Defence Organization 9 754 497 25 978 1 059 37 288
The Parliament Agencies 633 34 436 22 1 125
Other State-Subsidized Activities 68 50 51 33 202

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Last updated
2026-03-30

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