Albania vs Sweden: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Albania
8.4%
in 2024
Sweden
8.8%
in 2025
Albania rank
45th
Sweden rank
43rd
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Albania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.8% against 8.4% in Albania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 43rd of 185 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | Albania |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 7.6% | 8.6% | Albania |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 6.3% | 6.7% | Albania |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 7.5% | 7.0% | Albania |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.1% | 2.3% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Albania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8.8% against 8.4% in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Albania and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sweden?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Sweden rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Albania ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 43rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.