Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Sweden stood at 16.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Sweden peaked at 16.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.3% | — |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -53.5% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +215.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 16.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 4.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 16.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.1%, 3.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 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 | +215.0% | 2.0% | 6.3% |
| 2000 | -53.5% | 4.3% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 2.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 12.7% | 16.1% | 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 unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Sweden?
- Youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Sweden was 16.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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 unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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