Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

In 2024, Sweden's unemployment by sex and age increased by 9.1% compared to 2023, reaching 8.4%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 5.9%.

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 6.9% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.