Italy vs Sweden: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Italy
1,576 Thousand persons
in 2025
Sweden
510 Thousand persons
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Sweden rank
8th
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,576 Thousand persons against 510 Thousand persons in Sweden, a difference of 1,066 Thousand persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 3.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 8th of 43 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,921 Thousand persons | 412 Thousand persons | 1,509 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,729 Thousand persons | 390.7 Thousand persons | 2,339 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,980 Thousand persons | 468.33 Thousand persons | 1,512 Thousand persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment by sex and age - annual data, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 1,576 Thousand persons against 510 Thousand persons in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment by sex and age - annual data between Italy and Sweden?
- 1,066 Thousand persons, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Italy ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 8th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Unemployment by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.