Australia vs Sweden: Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unemployed population — Unemployment over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 639.31 Persons against 510.35 Persons in Sweden, a difference of 128.96 Persons.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 17th of 35 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.83 Persons | 66.5 Persons | 14.33 Persons | Australia |
| 1970s | 223.65 Persons | 84.69 Persons | 138.96 Persons | Australia |
| 1980s | 556.48 Persons | 121.92 Persons | 434.56 Persons | Australia |
| 1990s | 773.99 Persons | 330.42 Persons | 443.57 Persons | Australia |
| 2000s | 563.12 Persons | 297.03 Persons | 266.09 Persons | Australia |
| 2010s | 687.62 Persons | 388.75 Persons | 298.88 Persons | Australia |
| 2020s | 645.26 Persons | 467 Persons | 178.26 Persons | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 639.31 Persons against 510.35 Persons in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Australia and Sweden?
- 128.96 Persons, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Australia ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 17th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.