Number of employees by authority, governmental sector

July 2025

Authority Females Males Total
  Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time  
Total 133 258 18 544 122 167 13 081 287 050
Government activities 133 192 18 474 122 115 13 036 286 817
Civil Service 123 133 17 993 96 257 11 759 249 142
Ministry of Justice 37 562 2 698 35 065 1 742 77 067
Police authorities 17 579 1 381 20 197 850 40 007
National Courts Administration 4 553 288 2 048 67 6 956
Treatment of Offenders 10 042 727 9 630 633 21 032
Swedish Immigration Board 3 016 215 2 082 114 5 427
Ministry for Foreign Affairs .. .. .. .. 2 266
Ministy of Defence .. .. .. .. 231
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs 14 117 1 962 7 128 1 256 24 463
The Insurance Office 8 039 1 019 3 133 166 12 357
Ministry of Finance 16 290 1 431 10 996 539 29 256
The National Taxation Board 5 578 453 3 204 149 9 384
The Administrative Boards 3 835 545 2 138 217 6 735
Swedish Enforcement Authority 1 280 88 676 20 2 064
Board of Customs 1 203 68 1 208 34 2 513
Ministry of Education and Research 31 844 8 951 25 024 6 619 72 438
University and university college 28 350 8 561 23 405 6 488 66 804
Minstry of Culture 1 417 494 969 241 3 121
Minstry of Employment 6 504 563 3 561 113 10 741
Swedish Employment Service 5 642 511 3 087 98 9 338
Ministry of Climate and Enterprise 3 137 228 2 280 133 5 778
Minstry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure 10 705 1 597 10 390 1 089 23 781
National Board of Forestry 334 41 335 38 748
The Swedish University of Agricultural sciences 1 806 475 1 394 278 3 953
Swedish Transport Administration 4 303 444 5 753 569 11 069
Defence Organization 9 431 452 25 420 1 264 36 567
The Parliament Agencies 628 29 438 13 1 108
Other State-Subsidized Activities 66 70 52 45 233

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Last updated
2025-09-30

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