Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Sweden
Sweden: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 60.3 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Sweden, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 60.3 for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Sweden peaked at 100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.7, in 2019.
That places Sweden 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100 | — |
| 1999 | 88 | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 96.3 | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 69.1 | -28.2% |
| 2002 | 70.8 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 86.7 | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 85.7 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 68.3 | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 66 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 63.6 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 63.1 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.2 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 70.4 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 70.6 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 70.7 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.2 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 66.8 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 66.5 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.3 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.3 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 62.1 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 58.7 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 60.3 | +2.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 60.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.4, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 60.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.05, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -28.2% | 96.3 | 69.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94 | 88 | 100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.08 | 63.1 | 96.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.56 | 58.7 | 70.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3 | 60.3 | 60.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Sweden?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Sweden was 60.3 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1998.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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