Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Stockholm
Stockholm: Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 16.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Stockholm, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Stockholm stood at 16.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Stockholm peaked at 16.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2001.
That places Stockholm 3rd out of 341 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Stockholm, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.7% | — |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.7% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.7% | 16.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Stockholm
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 1.27 million Persons (2016)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 1.19 million Persons (2016)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.41 million Persons (2023)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,322 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,322 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,322 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.4 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Stockholm?
- Youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Stockholm was 16.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Stockholm?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Stockholm?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2001.
- How does Stockholm rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- Stockholm ranks 3rd out of 341 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Stockholm?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Stockholm data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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