Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sweden

Sweden: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 44.7%
World rank
56th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.10.20.32004201020162004: 0.242 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.238 % of rural youth labor force2006: 0.177 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.145 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.22 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.254 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.222 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.204 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.147 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.287 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.198 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.217 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.12 % of rural youth labor force

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.1% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 44.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sweden peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Sweden 56th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
2004 0.2%
2005 0.2% -1.6%
2006 0.2% -25.4%
2007 0.1% -18.2%
2008 0.2% +51.7%
2009 0.3% +15.2%
2010 0.2% -12.3%
2011 0.2% -8.5%
2012 0.1% -27.7%
2013 0.3% +94.8%
2014 0.2% -30.8%
2015 0.2% +9.3%
2016 0.1% -44.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 7

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  6. 59 Netherlands 0.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sweden?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sweden was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Sweden rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Sweden ranks 56th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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