Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sweden
Sweden: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 92.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sweden stood at 92.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sweden peaked at 116.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 1992.
That places Sweden 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 87.2% | — |
| 1992 | 68.8% | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 73.8% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 79.0% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 88.4% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 90.8% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 89.4% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 83.5% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 84.9% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 105.4% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 105.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 105.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 116.6% | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 96.2% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 92.8% | -0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 92.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 92.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.5% | 68.8% | 91.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 75.0% | 105.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 84.3% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 91.2% | 116.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sweden?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Sweden was 92.8% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 116.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 1992.
- How does Sweden rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Sweden ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.