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Sweden - Youth Unemployment 2019

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
20.09% +2.69pp from 2018 Global rank: 131st

Sweden's youth unemployment was 20.09% in 2019, increased +2.69pp from 17.40% in 2018. This was the 131st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 0.30% -4.5%
2nd Cambodia 0.38% -0.5%
3rd Niger 0.75% 1.5%
4th Solomon Islands 1.30% 0.9%
5th Myanmar 1.31% -28.8%
6th Chad 1.49% -1.2%
7th Burundi 1.75% -12.0%
8th Guinea-Bissau 2.06% -46.7%
9th Benin 2.30% -12.2%
10th Liberia 2.30% 0.2%
11th Tanzania 2.66% -6.6%
12th Togo 3.08% -50.6%
13th Moldova 3.26% 1.5%
14th Sierra Leone 3.58% 0.3%
15th Kazakhstan 3.77% -0.3%
16th Japan 3.94% 7.4%
17th Senegal 4.04% -17.9%
18th Côte d'Ivoire 4.04% -13.4%
19th Papua New Guinea 4.12% -1.6%
20th Thailand 4.19% 4.5%
21st Cuba 4.25% 0.3%
22nd Guatemala 4.46% -4.7%
23rd Lao PDR 4.47% -12.8%
24th Madagascar 4.49% 7.2%
25th Mali 4.67% 100.0%
26th Uganda 4.69% -4.0%
27th Macao SAR, China 4.94% -2.3%
28th Czechia 5.62% -16.4%
29th Viet Nam 5.62% 21.0%
30th Bahrain 5.66% 0.4%
31st Germany 5.86% -5.8%
32nd Ghana 5.88% -3.8%
33rd Tonga 6.47% -3.1%
34th Israel 6.53% -7.1%
35th Cameroon 6.59% 1.3%
36th Netherlands 6.61% -6.2%
37th Philippines 6.70% 1.4%
38th Malawi 6.81% -0.6%
39th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.93% 2.2%
40th Guinea 6.99% 5.6%
41st Mexico 7.16% 5.1%
42nd United Arab Emirates 7.33% 8.6%
43rd Peru 7.41% -11.2%
44th Burkina Faso 7.43% -2.7%
45th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.61% -2.1%
46th Singapore 7.63% -9.6%
47th Gambia, The 7.81% 9.2%
48th Timor-Leste 7.97% -18.5%
49th Switzerland 7.99% 0.7%
50th Slovenia 8.14% -7.7%
51st Congo, Democratic Republic of 8.21% -1.1%
52nd United States 8.38% -2.7%
53rd São Tomé and Principe 8.40% 1.1%
54th Iceland 8.45% 43.2%
55th Turkmenistan 8.48% 0.3%
56th Mozambique 8.51% 4.1%
57th Hong Kong SAR, China 8.53% -2.3%
58th Ecuador 8.73% 9.8%
59th Austria 8.77% -8.4%
60th Bulgaria 8.78% -30.8%
61st Oman 9.02% 14.8%
62nd Comoros 9.09% -1.2%
63rd Trinidad and Tobago 9.17% 0.1%
64th Pakistan 9.60% 22.1%
65th El Salvador 9.60% 3.5%
66th Central African Republic 9.64% 0.7%
67th Norway 9.81% 2.2%
68th Korea 9.83% -2.9%
69th Poland 9.84% -15.8%
70th Eritrea 9.85% 0.4%
71st Denmark 10.04% -4.6%
72nd Nicaragua 10.06% 3.5%
73rd Malta 10.07% 7.6%
74th Belarus 10.21% -4.2%
75th Zambia 10.35% 18.3%
76th Nigeria 10.42% 2.8%
77th China 10.68% 10.4%
78th United Kingdom 10.69% -8.2%
79th Canada 10.74% 0.3%
80th Honduras 10.77% 2.7%
81st Malaysia 11.21% -1.6%
82nd Uzbekistan 11.27% -6.7%
83rd New Zealand 11.29% -4.5%
84th Australia 11.45% -4.0%
85th Hungary 11.47% 13.4%
86th Azerbaijan 11.48% -1.4%
87th Bhutan 11.56% -23.9%
88th Estonia 11.62% -3.8%
89th Zimbabwe 11.72% 9.6%
90th Bangladesh 11.74% -1.4%
91st Lithuania 11.85% 6.6%
92nd Vanuatu 12.34% 2.9%
93rd Latvia 12.42% 1.8%
94th Ireland 12.46% -9.4%
95th Kenya 12.55% 16.0%
96th Kyrgyz Republic 12.82% 34.1%
97th Guam 13.13% 0.0%
98th Maldives 13.50% -3.8%
99th Indonesia 13.58% -17.1%
100th Channel Islands 13.75% -1.9%
101st Tajikistan 14.16% 0.7%
102nd Belgium 14.24% -9.6%
103rd Russian Federation 15.21% -10.5%
104th Equatorial Guinea 15.22% 0.5%
105th Kuwait 15.22% 0.0%
106th Fiji 15.28% 0.5%
107th Paraguay 15.30% 5.4%
108th Ukraine 15.48% -13.8%
109th Afghanistan 15.52% -5.4%
110th Dominican Republic 15.84% 6.7%
111th Jamaica 15.96% -11.6%
112th Rwanda 16.05% -1.3%
113th Slovak Republic 16.12% 7.7%
114th Croatia 16.71% -28.9%
115th Cyprus 16.86% -18.4%
116th Luxembourg 16.98% 19.7%
117th European Union 16.98% -6.3%
118th Finland 17.13% 1.0%
119th Panama 17.13% 21.5%
120th Romania 17.14% 3.2%
121st Samoa 17.49% -5.2%
122nd Portugal 18.33% -9.4%
123rd Puerto Rico (US) 18.56% -9.4%
124th Chile 18.95% 4.5%
125th Bahamas, The 19.24% -20.4%
126th South Sudan 19.26% -1.5%
127th Sudan 19.37% -6.9%
128th Nepal 19.68% 0.4%
129th France 19.93% -4.9%
130th Belize 19.93% -9.4%
131st Sweden 20.09% 15.5%
132nd Brunei Darussalam 20.14% -34.6%
133rd Sri Lanka 20.43% -0.3%
134th Egypt, Arab Republic of 20.63% -21.4%
135th Colombia 20.66% 6.2%
136th Mongolia 21.13% 28.4%
137th Mauritius 22.08% -8.7%
138th Morocco 22.48% 0.2%
139th India 22.95% -11.8%
140th Lebanon 23.28% 2.7%
141st Mauritania 23.37% 5.3%
142nd Suriname 24.66% -0.5%
143rd Türkiye 25.04% 25.1%
144th Montenegro 25.31% -14.5%
145th Lesotho 25.32% 1.7%
146th Saudi Arabia 25.48% -15.7%
147th Barbados 25.79% 6.5%
148th Argentina 25.84% 8.4%
149th Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.95% -5.7%
150th Guyana 26.30% 4.2%
151st Virgin Islands (US) 26.51% 0.1%
152nd Albania 26.94% -4.2%
153rd Brazil 27.10% -3.1%
154th Serbia 27.50% -7.4%
155th Cabo Verde 28.11% 1.9%
156th Uruguay 28.47% 7.3%
157th Italy 29.10% -9.6%
158th Iraq 29.75% 8.8%
159th Georgia 30.06% 1.2%
160th Costa Rica 31.19% 24.4%
161st Algeria 31.20% 1.6%
162nd Angola 31.83% -3.1%
163rd Syrian Arab Republic 32.06% -1.1%
164th Yemen, Republic of 32.35% -1.1%
165th New Caledonia 32.41% -18.9%
166th Spain 32.56% -5.3%
167th Armenia 32.61% -3.0%
168th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.84% 0.7%
169th Botswana 34.59% 0.5%
170th Greece 34.75% -13.1%
171st Haiti 35.25% 1.0%
172nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.26% -13.0%
173rd North Macedonia 35.35% -22.3%
174th St. Lucia 35.88% -13.8%
175th French Polynesia 36.50% 0.8%
176th Gabon 36.71% -0.3%
177th Jordan 37.21% -4.5%
178th Tunisia 37.87% 8.6%
179th Namibia 38.16% 0.5%
180th West Bank and Gaza 40.15% -4.9%
181st Congo, Republic of 42.05% -1.4%
182nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 43.59% 2.0%
183rd Libya 50.57% 0.9%
184th Eswatini 51.20% 2.6%
185th South Africa 57.32% 6.9%
186th Djibouti 75.91% 1.2%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was Sweden's youth unemployment in 2019?▾

Sweden's youth unemployment in 2019 was 20.09%. This ranked 131st globally.

How did Sweden's youth unemployment change in 2019?▾

Sweden's youth unemployment increased by 15.5% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2019?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2019 at 75.91%.

What is the youth unemployment of Sweden in 2019?▾

The youth unemployment of Sweden in 2019 was 20.09%. This ranked 131st globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Sweden's youth unemployment?▾

Sweden's youth unemployment went from 17.40% in 2018 to 20.09% in 2019, a 15.5% increase.

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