Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sweden's youth unemployment rate stands at 24.31% as of 2025-12-31, down from 24.34% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Sweden's youth unemployment rate was 24.31%, down from 24.34% in 2024.
In 2024, Sweden's youth unemployment rate was 24.34%, up from 21.94% in 2023.
In 2023, Sweden's youth unemployment rate was 21.94%, up from 21.6% in 2022.
In 2022, Sweden's youth unemployment rate was 21.6%, down from 24.56% in 2021.
In 2021, Sweden's youth unemployment rate was 24.56%, up from 23.89% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.31% | -0.024% |
| 2024 | 24.34% | +2.39% |
| 2023 | 21.94% | +0.344% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 24.56% | +0.664% |
| 2020 | 23.89% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 20.09% | +2.69% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -0.475% |
| 2017 | 17.87% | -1.02% |
| 2016 | 18.89% | -1.47% |
| 2015 | 20.36% | -2.46% |
| 2014 | 22.82% | -0.697% |
| 2013 | 23.52% | -0.09% |
| 2012 | 23.61% | +0.826% |
| 2011 | 22.78% | -1.98% |
| 2010 | 24.76% | -0.264% |
| 2009 | 25.02% | +4.82% |
| 2008 | 20.21% | +0.946% |
| 2007 | 19.26% | -2.22% |
| 2006 | 21.48% | -1.35% |
| 2005 | 22.83% | +4.31% |
| 2004 | 18.52% | +4.21% |
| 2003 | 14.31% | +1.39% |
| 2002 | 12.92% | +1.26% |
| 2001 | 11.67% | +2.38% |
| 2000 | 9.29% | -6.54% |
| 1999 | 15.83% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 17.02% | -4.18% |
| 1997 | 21.21% | +0.305% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -3.05% |
| 1994 | 22.25% | -0.102% |
| 1993 | 22.35% | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 13.45% | +5.65% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | — |
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Sweden's youth unemployment rate is 24.31% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 24.34% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 25.02% (2009); the lowest is 7.8% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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