Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Sweden
The youth unemployment rate in Sweden was 24.3% in 2025.
Sweden, 2025
24.3%
Change from 2024
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European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
5th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Sweden over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.3% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | 21.2% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | – |
| 2007 | 18.6% | – |
| 2006 | 20.9% | – |
| 2005 | 22.2% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.7%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
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Long-term unemployment rate
1.8%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
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