Transition: experimental statistics … degree in Sweden

Sweden: Transition: experimental statistics … degree was 24 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
24
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 40 countries
All-time high
29
in 2022
All-time low
23
in 2020
Years of data
15
2011–2025

Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Sweden, 2011–2025

01020302011201820252011: 252012: 242013: 242014: 262015: 262016: 262017: 252018: 262019: 262020: 232021: 272022: 292023: 262024: 242025: 24

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Sweden stood at 24.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Sweden peaked at 29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2020.

Sweden ranks 18th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Transition: experimental statistics … degree in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics in Sweden, 2011 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2011 25 —
2012 24 -4.0%
2013 24 +0.0%
2014 26 +8.3%
2015 26 +0.0%
2016 26 +0.0%
2017 25 -3.8%
2018 26 +4.0%
2019 26 +0.0%
2020 23 -11.5%
2021 27 +17.4%
2022 29 +7.4%
2023 26 -10.3%
2024 24 -7.7%
2025 24 +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 24 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 24 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 25.33 24 26 9
2020s 25.5 23 29 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 17 Cyprus 25 compare
  2. 18 Belgium 24 compare
  3. 18 Latvia 24 compare
  4. 18 Latvia 24 compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

More work & labour data for Sweden

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Sweden?
Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Sweden was 24 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 29 in 2022.
What is the lowest transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2020.
How does Sweden rank for transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation?
Sweden ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Sweden. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/transition-from-unemployment-to-employment-by-degree-of-urbanisation-annual-averages-of/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/stat/transition-from-unemployment-to-employment-by-degree-of-urbanisation-annual-averages-of/sweden/">Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Sweden</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 559 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed