SE · 2024 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2024
Unemployment rate by sex
16.8
Sweden, 2024
▲ 9.1% vs 2023 (15.4)
Analysis
In 2024, Sweden's unemployment rate by sex increased by 9.1% compared to 2023, reaching 16.8.
Sweden accounts for 142.4% of the EU-27 total of 11.8.
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 21.7% (from 13.8 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
142.4%
EU-27: 11.8
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120