Greece vs Sweden: Unemployed persons by citizenship
Greece
422 Thousand persons
in 2025
Sweden
510.4 Thousand persons
in 2025
Greece rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th
Unemployed persons by citizenship over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 510.4 Thousand persons against 422 Thousand persons in Greece, a difference of 88.4 Thousand persons.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Greece ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 36 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 446.84 Thousand persons | 398.06 Thousand persons | 48.78 Thousand persons | Greece |
| 2000s | 468 Thousand persons | 294.75 Thousand persons | 173.25 Thousand persons | Greece |
| 2010s | 1,041 Thousand persons | 388.76 Thousand persons | 652.22 Thousand persons | Greece |
| 2020s | 574.08 Thousand persons | 467.02 Thousand persons | 107.07 Thousand persons | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployed persons by citizenship, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 510.4 Thousand persons against 422 Thousand persons in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployed persons by citizenship between Greece and Sweden?
- 88.4 Thousand persons, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for unemployed persons by citizenship?
- Greece ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Unemployed persons by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.