Youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Sweden
Sweden: Youth unemployment by educational attainment level was 100.3 in 2025. β² Rising
Youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Sweden, 1995β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 100.3 for youth unemployment by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Sweden peaked at 100.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.4, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.36 | 19.9 | 23.8 | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.99 | 10.4 | 72.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.27 | 54.7 | 71.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.47 | 73.2 | 100.3 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Sweden?
- Youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Sweden was 100.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment by educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment by educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for youth unemployment by educational attainment level?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment by educational attainment level rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. 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 Youth unemployment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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