Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sweden

Sweden: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
38th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.8%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.769 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.793 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.844 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.859 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.807 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.803 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.804 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.827 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.89 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.83 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.845 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.861 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.866 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sweden peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.

Sweden ranks 38th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
2004 0.8%
2005 0.8% +3.2%
2006 0.8% +6.5%
2007 0.9% +1.7%
2008 0.8% -6.0%
2009 0.8% -0.5%
2010 0.8% +0.1%
2011 0.8% +2.8%
2012 0.9% +7.7%
2013 0.8% -6.7%
2014 0.8% +1.8%
2015 0.9% +1.8%
2016 0.9% +0.6%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 35 Ecuador 0.9% compare
  2. 36 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  3. 37 Estonia 0.9% compare
  4. 39 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  5. 40 Kenya 0.9% compare
  6. 41 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sweden?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sweden was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Sweden ranks 38th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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