{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Sweden Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Sweden's Youth Unemployment Rate: 24.3 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 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 active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Sweden Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Sweden"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Sweden (2025)","value":"24.3","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":22.2},{"period":"2006","value":20.9},{"period":"2007","value":18.6},{"period":"2008","value":19.6},{"period":"2009","value":24.4},{"period":"2010","value":24.1},{"period":"2011","value":22.1},{"period":"2012","value":22.9},{"period":"2013","value":22.8},{"period":"2014","value":22.2},{"period":"2015","value":19.7},{"period":"2016","value":18.2},{"period":"2017","value":17.1},{"period":"2018","value":16.8},{"period":"2019","value":19.3},{"period":"2020","value":23.6},{"period":"2021","value":24.7},{"period":"2022","value":21.7},{"period":"2023","value":22.1},{"period":"2024","value":24.3},{"period":"2025","value":24.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"24.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"24.3","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"22.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"21.7","yoyChange":"-3.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"24.7","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"23.6","yoyChange":"+4.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"19.3","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"16.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"17.1","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"18.2","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"19.7","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"22.2","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"22.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"22.9","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"22.1","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"24.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"24.4","yoyChange":"+4.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"19.6","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"18.6","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"20.9","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Sweden from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. 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 24.7 % of active youth (15–24) in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16.8 in 2018. The latest reading of 24.3 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}