Netherlands vs Sweden: Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and

Netherlands
5.88 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
in 2024
Sweden
16.16 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
in 2024
Netherlands rank
5th
Sweden rank
2nd

Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
5101520200020122024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 16.16 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup against 5.88 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in Netherlands, a difference of 10.28 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.7 times Netherlands's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 7 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 7.79 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 12.47 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 4.67 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup Sweden
2010s 10 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 16.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 6.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup Sweden
2020s 6.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 17.19 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 10.39 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and, Netherlands or Sweden?
Sweden, at 16.16 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup against 5.88 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and between Netherlands and Sweden?
10.28 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and?
Netherlands ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 7 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate
Unit
Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
36 places, 770 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

This database presents the labour market outcomes of immigrants in terms of employment, unemployment, and participation rates, disaggregated by gender.