Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Sweden
Sweden: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 458 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
458 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
12th
of 45 countries
All-time high
458 Thousand persons
in 2020
All-time low
220 Thousand persons
in 2001
Years of data
25
1996–2020
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Sweden, 1996–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Sweden stood at 458 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Sweden peaked at 458 Thousand persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 220 Thousand persons, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 422 Thousand persons | — |
| 1997 | 438 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 381 Thousand persons | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 320 Thousand persons | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 241 Thousand persons | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 220 Thousand persons | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 231 Thousand persons | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 260 Thousand persons | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 299 Thousand persons | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 351 Thousand persons | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 337 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 298 Thousand persons | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 305 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 410 Thousand persons | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 426 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 392 Thousand persons | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 404 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 412 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 412 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 388 Thousand persons | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 369 Thousand persons | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 362 Thousand persons | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 346 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 376 Thousand persons | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 458 Thousand persons | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 390.25 Thousand persons | 320 Thousand persons | 438 Thousand persons | 4 |
| 2000s | 295.2 Thousand persons | 220 Thousand persons | 410 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 388.7 Thousand persons | 346 Thousand persons | 426 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 458 Thousand persons | 458 Thousand persons | 458 Thousand persons | 1 |
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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 unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Sweden?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Sweden was 458 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 458 Thousand persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 Thousand persons in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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