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

Sweden: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
62nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2004
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.050.10.150.20.252004201020162004: 0.239 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.218 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.165 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.138 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.202 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.222 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.204 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.184 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.146 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.227 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.174 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.199 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.163 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

In 2016, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Sweden stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Sweden peaked at 0.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Sweden ranks 62nd of 111 countries on this measure, 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, total in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
2004 0.2%
2005 0.2% -8.9%
2006 0.2% -24.4%
2007 0.1% -16.1%
2008 0.2% +45.8%
2009 0.2% +10.3%
2010 0.2% -8.3%
2011 0.2% -9.7%
2012 0.1% -20.7%
2013 0.2% +55.3%
2014 0.2% -23.1%
2015 0.2% +14.5%
2016 0.2% -18.3%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Sweden?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Sweden was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Sweden rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Sweden ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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