Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Sweden
The unemployment rate in Sweden was 8.8% of the labour force in 2025.
Sweden, 2025
8.8%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.0%
Position in 2025
6th of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Sweden over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.8% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | 10.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | 9.3% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | – |
| 2007 | 6.3% | – |
| 2006 | 7.2% | – |
| 2005 | 7.9% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 8.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.5%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
24.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
8.6%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
81.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
79.8%
2025 · Eurostat