LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Sweden
Sweden: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 13.02 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Sweden, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Sweden is 13.02, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Sweden peaked at 13.02 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.49, in 2018.
That places Sweden 13th out of 58 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.45 | — |
| 2015 | 11.42 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 10.31 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 9.84 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 9.49 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.37 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 12.53 | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 12.81 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 10.9 | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 11.41 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 12.4 | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 13.02 | +5.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 13.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.88, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 13.02 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.89, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.65 | 9.49 | 12.45 | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.18 | 10.9 | 13.02 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Sweden?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Sweden was 13.02 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13.02 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.49 in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.