SE · 2026 · teilm020

Unemployment rate by sex

Sweden, 2026

Unemployment rate by sex
25.7
Sweden, 2026
▼ 67.7% vs 2025 (79.5)
Analysis

In 2026, Sweden's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 67.7% compared to 2025, reaching 25.7.

Sweden accounts for 143.6% of the EU-27 total of 17.9.

Sweden ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Source: Eurostat dataset teilm020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2026
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2026
143.6%
EU-27: 17.9
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2025 2026