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The civil society 2019

Number of organisations in civil society decreased

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-10-22 9.30

In 2019, there were 256 657 organisations in civil society, which is 2.5 percent less than in 2018. Since 2015, the number of organisations has increased by 5.3 percent. The largest proportion of organisations was located in development and housing, followed by culture and recreation.

Among the civil society organisations, 62.1 percent were classified as non-profit associations, which is 0.9 percentage points less than in 2018. In addition, 99 021 of the civil society organisations were economically active; this corresponds to 38.6 percent.

Total production in civil society was SEK 275 billion and value added amounted to SEK 159 billion in 2019. The civil society contribution to GDP was 3.1 percent in 2019, which is 0.1 percentage points less compared with 2018.

In 2019, there were 199 280 gainfully employed persons in civil society, which corresponds to 3.9 percent of the total number of employees in Sweden. Women accounted for 60.5 percent of employees in civil society, which can be compared with 48.3 percent, the total proportion of women in the labour force. There were 75 921 persons gainfully employed in non-profit associations in civil society, which corresponds to 38.1 percent.

In 2019, there were 2 309 providers of services in education, health care and social services that were purchased by municipalities and county councils in civil society. This is less than in 2018, when there were 2 336 organisations. Civil society organisations accounted for 19.8 percent of all private providers in education, health care and social services.

Value added, income, expenses and savings, current prices and shares of the total economy, 2018 and 2019, SEK billion
  2018 2019
  Sweden in total -thereof civil society Share Sweden in total -thereof civil society Share
Production 8 897 267 3.0% 9 302 275 3.0%
- thereof payment from the public sector   40     40  
GDP / Value added at base price 4 279 155 3.6% 4 485 159 3.5%
GDP at market price / value added at base price 4 828 155 3.2% 5 050 159 3.1%
Compensation to employees 2 309 79 3.4% 2 395 79 3.3%
Operating surplus and mixed income, gross 1 525 61 4.0% 1 635 65 4.0%
Capital income, net 81 7   133 2  
Current transfers, net ‑76 20   ‑97 16  
Disposable income, net 4 020 54 1.3% 4 240 36 0.8%
Final consumption expenditure 3 465 58 1.7% 3 570 58 1.6%
Gross fixed capital formation 1 216 85 7.0% 1 233 92 7.5%
Net lending (+)/net borrowing (-) 123 ‑86   261 ‑96  

Gainfully employed broken down by gender for Sweden in total and civil society, 2018 and 2019
  2018 2019
  Sweden in total -thereof civil society Share Sweden in total -thereof civil society Share
Total number of gainfully employed 4 979 112 191 891 3.9% 5 061 554 199 280 3.9%
Number of women 2 379 908 114 609 4.8% 2 443 578 120 619 4.9%
Number of men 2 599 204 77 282 3.0% 2 617 976 78 661 3.0%

Source: Labour statistics based on administrative sources and civil society

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A more detailed report of this survey is published in the publication: The civil society 2019 (pdf, in Swedish)

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