{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-labour-force-participation-youth","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-labour-force-participation-youth","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-labour-force-participation-youth/","title":"Sweden Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24) (2025)","description":"Sweden's Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24): 57.2 % of youth (15–24) in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ARGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Sweden","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Sweden","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Sweden Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ARGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Sweden"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Sweden (2025)","value":"57.2","unit":"% of youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":49.9},{"period":"2006","value":51.3},{"period":"2007","value":52.2},{"period":"2008","value":52.8},{"period":"2009","value":51},{"period":"2010","value":51.6},{"period":"2011","value":53},{"period":"2012","value":52.6},{"period":"2013","value":54.5},{"period":"2014","value":55.4},{"period":"2015","value":55.1},{"period":"2016","value":54.8},{"period":"2017","value":54.7},{"period":"2018","value":54.1},{"period":"2019","value":55},{"period":"2020","value":52.1},{"period":"2021","value":54},{"period":"2022","value":56.8},{"period":"2023","value":57.5},{"period":"2024","value":56.8},{"period":"2025","value":57.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"57.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"56.8","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"57.5","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"56.8","yoyChange":"+2.8pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"54.0","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"52.1","yoyChange":"-2.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"55.0","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"54.1","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"54.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"54.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"55.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"55.4","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"54.5","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"52.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"53.0","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"51.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"51.0","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"52.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"52.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"51.3","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth labour force participation (ages 15-24) in Sweden from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 57.5 % of youth (15–24) in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 49.9 in 2005. The latest reading of 57.2 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}