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Sweden - Unemployment Rate 8.69

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

8.69 (2025)

Global rank

##139 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.7×

Growth since 1991

2.68×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919911996200120062011201620212025#59#1392016 overtook Suriname2022 overtook Argentina
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Sweden climbed from #59 to #139 (overtook Suriname). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sweden ↓

Key Events โ€” Sweden

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Fell 29 places in global rank auto
1993
Fell 32 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2005
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Suriname in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Argentina in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.245.617.9910.36

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