Greece vs Sweden: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
Greece
422 Thousand persons
in 2025
Sweden
510.4 Thousand persons
in 2025
Greece rank
12th
Sweden rank
10th
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 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 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 45 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 duration of unemployment, 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 duration of unemployment 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 duration of unemployment?
- Greece ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.