Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sweden

Sweden: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 1.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
4th
of 105 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.949 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.975 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.972 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.965 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.969 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.972 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.977 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.987 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.982 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.978 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.98 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.961 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.989 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sweden is 1.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sweden peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.

Sweden ranks 4th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
2004 0.9%
2005 1.0% +2.7%
2006 1.0% -0.4%
2007 1.0% -0.7%
2008 1.0% +0.4%
2009 1.0% +0.3%
2010 1.0% +0.5%
2011 1.0% +1.1%
2012 1.0% -0.6%
2013 1.0% -0.4%
2014 1.0% +0.2%
2015 1.0% -2.0%
2016 1.0% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 6
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Estonia 1.0% compare
  2. 2 Germany 1.0% compare
  3. 3 Denmark 1.0% compare
  4. 5 Iceland 1.0% compare
  5. 6 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
  6. 7 Belarus 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sweden?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sweden was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Sweden ranks 4th out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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