SE · 2021 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2021
Unemployment rate by sex
17.8
Sweden, 2021
▲ 4.7% vs 2020 (17.0)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's unemployment rate by sex increased by 4.7% compared to 2020, reaching 17.8.
Sweden accounts for 125.4% of the EU-27 total of 14.2.
Sweden ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 25.4% (from 14.2 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
125.4%
EU-27: 14.2
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120