Netherlands vs Sweden: Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data

Netherlands
385
in 2026
Sweden
550
in 2026
Netherlands rank
11th
Sweden rank
9th

Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
200400600800200520152026

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 550 against 385 in Netherlands, a difference of 165.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th of 45 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 523 406 117 Netherlands
2010s 592 356.4 235.6 Netherlands
2020s 384 447.14 63.14 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data, Netherlands or Sweden?
Sweden, at 550 against 385 in Netherlands as of 2026.
What is the difference in unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data between Netherlands and Sweden?
165, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
18 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2026.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data?
Netherlands ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Netherlands vs Sweden: Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/unemployment-by-sex-and-age-quarterly-data/netherlands-2/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/unemployment-by-sex-and-age-quarterly-data/netherlands-2/sweden/">Netherlands vs Sweden: Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 855 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed