Youth employment rate by country of birth in Sweden
Sweden: Youth employment rate by country of birth was 25.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Sweden, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 25.3 for youth employment rate by country of birth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by country of birth in Sweden peaked at 28.9 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.8, in 1997.
Sweden ranks 14th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17.1 | — |
| 1996 | 15.1 | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 12.8 | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 14.2 | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 16.2 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 18.1 | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 28.9 | +59.7% |
| 2002 | 25.9 | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.2 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 21.7 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.4 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 23.9 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.5 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 20.4 | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 20.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.8 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 21 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 22.8 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 22.7 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 25.2 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 21.3 | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 21.6 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 26.6 | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 26.2 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 25.7 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 25.3 | -1.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 25.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9, 2.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 25.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth employment rate by country of birth 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 | +59.7% | 18.1 | 28.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.08 | 12.8 | 17.1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.4 | 18.1 | 28.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.49 | 19.8 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.45 | 21.3 | 26.6 | 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 youth employment rate by country of birth in Sweden?
- Youth employment rate by country of birth in Sweden was 25.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9 in 2001.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for youth employment rate by country of birth?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment rate by country of birth rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Youth employment rate by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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