ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Sweden
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Sweden at 8.7% in 2025.
Sweden, 2025
8.7%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
44th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Sweden over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.7% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 8.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 44th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
24.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
64.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
24.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
81.8%
2025 · Eurostat