The Civil Society

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Women accounted for 61 percent of employed persons in the civil society in 2024

2026-05-28

The number of employed persons in the civil society sector amounted to approximately 204,000 in 2024, an increase of just over 1 percent compared with 2023. Of the total number of employed persons in Sweden, the civil society sector accounted for approximately 4 percent. The largest number of employed persons was found in the age group 35–54 years.

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Name	Date
Number of organisations and employment in non-profit institutions according to ICNPO. Year 2013 - 2024	2026-05-28
Number of organisations and employment in non-profit institutions according to institutional sector. Year 2013 - 2024	2026-05-28
Number of organisations and employment in non-profit institutions according to legal entity. Year 2013 - 2024	2026-05-28
Income and costs from financial companies´ non-profit organisations and benevolent societies excluding occupational pension funds, SEK million. Year 2013 - 2024	2026-05-28
Income and costs from public administration, SEK million. Year 2013 - 2018	2020-12-10
Income and costs from occupational pension, SEK million. Year 2013 - 2024	2026-05-28
Presentation of results of non-financial corporations, housing associations, SEK million. Year 2013 - 2015	2017-12-11
Presentation of results of non-financial corporations excluding housing associations, SEK million. Year 2013 - 2024	2026-05-28
Presentation of results for non-profit organisations, excluding Swedish Church SEK million. Year 2013 - 2024	2026-05-28
Presentation of results for non-profit organisations, Swedish Church SEK million. Year 2013 - 2024	2026-05-28
Number of persons employed in the civil society according to county. Year 2022 - 2024	2026-05-28
Number of organisations in the civil society according to county. Year 2022 - 2024	2026-05-28

Satellite accounts

Name	Date
Income, expenditure and savings (ESA2010), non-profit institutions, according to institutional sector, current prices, SEK million. Year 2012 - 2023	2025-10-23
Income, expenditure and savings (ESA2010), non-profit institutions, according to ICNPO, current prices, SEK million. Year 2012 - 2023	2025-10-23
Income, expenditure and savings (ESA2010), non-profit institutions, subsidiaries excluded, according to ICNPO, current prices, SEK million. Year 2012 - 2023	2025-10-23

Publications

Title	Language	Date
The Civil Society 2024	Swedish	2026-05-28
The Civil Society 2023	Swedish	2025-10-23
The Civil Society 2023 - Subreport	Swedish	2025-06-03
The Civil Society 2022	Swedish	2024-10-17
The Civil Society 2022 - Subreport	Swedish	2024-06-13
The Civil Society 2021	Swedish	2023-10-13
The Civil Society 2021 Sub-report	Swedish	2023-06-09
The Civil Society 2020	Swedish	2022-10-21
The Civil Society 2020 Sub-report	Swedish	2022-06-10
The voluntary work in Sweden	Swedish	2021-11-17
The Civil Society 2019	Swedish	2021-10-22
The Civil Society 2019	Swedish	2021-06-14
The Civil Society	Swedish	2020-12-10
The civil society 2017	Swedish	2019-12-10
The civil society 2016	Swedish	2018-12-11
The civil society 2014	Swedish	2016-12-20

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