Sweden Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Sweden youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 21.57%, a 0.11% decline from 2022.
  • Sweden youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 21.68%, a 3% decline from 2021.
  • Sweden youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 24.68%, a 0.7% increase from 2020.
  • Sweden youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 23.98%, a 3.81% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Sweden Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 21.57% -0.11%
2022 21.68% -3.00%
2021 24.68% 0.70%
2020 23.98% 3.81%
2019 20.18% 2.72%
2018 17.46% -0.46%
2017 17.91% -1.00%
2016 18.91% -1.45%
2015 20.36% -2.45%
2014 22.81% -0.70%
2013 23.51% -0.09%
2012 23.60% 0.82%
2011 22.78% -1.99%
2010 24.76% -0.26%
2009 25.02% 4.82%
2008 20.20% 0.95%
2007 19.26% -2.21%
2006 21.46% -0.43%
2005 21.89% 3.38%
2004 18.51% 4.21%
2003 14.30% 1.39%
2002 12.92% 1.25%
2001 11.67% 2.38%
2000 9.29% -6.54%
1999 15.83% -1.20%
1998 17.03% -4.19%
1997 21.22% 0.30%
1996 20.92% 1.71%
1995 19.22% -3.05%
1994 22.26% -0.10%
1993 22.36% 8.91%
1992 13.45% 5.66%
1991 7.80% 5.66%