Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 16.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.1
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
1st
of 35 countries
All-time high
16.1
in 2025
All-time low
2
in 2000
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 1st of 35 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.3 | — |
| 2000 | 2 | -53.5% |
| 2001 | 6.3 | +215.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.1 | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 10 | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 10.4 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 11 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 11.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | -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 | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.29 | 2 | 11.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.23 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.58 | 12.7 | 16.1 | 6 |
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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 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 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 35 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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