SE · 2016 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Sweden, 2016
Unemployment rate by age
18.9
Sweden, 2016
▼ 7.4% vs 2015 (20.4)
Analysis
In 2016, Sweden's unemployment rate by age decreased by 7.4% compared to 2015, reaching 18.9.
Sweden accounts for 94.0% of the EU-27 total of 20.1.
Sweden ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.1% (from 22.8 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
94.0%
EU-27: 20.1
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170