Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Sweden

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Sweden in 2031 — 7.5%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 102. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 4.8 pp.

2031 7.5% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 81of 102
Period maximum 11.2%1993
Period minimum 2%1989

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Sweden, 1980–203105101519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 2.7%1981: 3.4%1982: 4.3%1983: 4.8%1984: 4.2%1985: 3.9%1986: 3.6%1987: 2.9%1988: 2.4%1989: 2%1990: 2.2%1991: 4%1992: 7.1%1993: 11.2%1994: 10.8%1995: 10.4%1996: 10.9%1997: 10.9%1998: 8.8%1999: 7.6%2000: 6.3%2001: 6%2002: 6.1%2003: 6.7%2004: 7.5%2005: 7.9%2006: 7.2%2007: 6.2%2008: 6.3%2009: 8.4%2010: 8.7%2011: 7.9%2012: 8.1%2013: 8.1%2014: 8%2015: 7.5%2016: 7.1%2017: 6.8%2018: 6.4%2019: 6.9%2020: 8.5%2021: 8.9%2022: 7.5%2023: 7.7%2024: 8.4%2025: 8.9%2026: 8.6%2027: 8%2028: 7.5%2029: 7.5%2030: 7.5%2031: 7.5%
Change over the period: +4.8 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 7.5 +0 pp
2030 7.5 +0 pp
2029 7.5 +0 pp
2028 7.5 −0.5 pp
2027 8 −0.6 pp
2026 8.6 −0.3 pp
2025 8.9 +0.5 pp
2024 8.4 +0.7 pp
2023 7.7 +0.2 pp
2022 7.5 −1.4 pp
2021 8.9 +0.4 pp
2020 8.5 +1.6 pp
2019 6.9 +0.5 pp
2018 6.4 −0.4 pp
2017 6.8 −0.3 pp
2016 7.1 −0.4 pp
2015 7.5 −0.5 pp
2014 8 −0.1 pp
2013 8.1 +0 pp
2012 8.1 +0.2 pp
2011 7.9 −0.8 pp
2010 8.7 +0.3 pp
2009 8.4 +2.1 pp
2008 6.3 +0.1 pp
2007 6.2 −1 pp
2006 7.2 −0.7 pp
2005 7.9 +0.4 pp
2004 7.5 +0.8 pp
2003 6.7 +0.6 pp
2002 6.1 +0.1 pp
2001 6 −0.3 pp
2000 6.3 −1.3 pp
1999 7.6 −1.2 pp
1998 8.8 −2.1 pp
1997 10.9 +0 pp
1996 10.9 +0.5 pp
1995 10.4 −0.4 pp
1994 10.8 −0.4 pp
1993 11.2 +4.1 pp
1992 7.1 +3.1 pp
1991 4 +1.8 pp
1990 2.2 +0.2 pp
1989 2 −0.4 pp
1988 2.4 −0.5 pp
1987 2.9 −0.7 pp
1986 3.6 −0.3 pp
1985 3.9 −0.3 pp
1984 4.2 −0.6 pp
1983 4.8 +0.5 pp
1982 4.3 +0.9 pp
1981 3.4 +0.7 pp
1980 2.7

About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.