SE · 2023 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2023
Unemployment rate by sex
15.4
Sweden, 2023
▲ 2.7% vs 2022 (15.0)
Analysis
In 2023, Sweden's unemployment rate by sex increased by 2.7% compared to 2022, reaching 15.4.
Sweden accounts for 126.2% of the EU-27 total of 12.2.
Sweden ranks 3rd 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 18.5% (from 13.0 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
126.2%
EU-27: 12.2
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120