SE · 2023 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2023
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
6.40
Sweden, 2023
▼ 15.8% vs 2022 (7.60)
Analysis
In 2023, Sweden's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 15.8% compared to 2022, reaching 6.40.
Sweden accounts for 76.2% of the EU-27 total of 8.40.
Sweden ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 77.8% (from 3.60 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
76.2%
EU-27: 8.40
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130