Austria vs Sweden

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Austria

5.6 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Sweden

8.7 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Austria Sweden Difference
2025 5.6 percent 8.7 percent -3.1 percent
2024 5.2 percent 8.4 percent -3.2 percent
2023 5.3 percent 7.6 percent -2.3 percent
2022 5.0 percent 7.4 percent -2.4 percent
2021 6.5 percent 8.8 percent -2.3 percent
2020 5.2 percent 8.3 percent -3.1 percent
2019 4.6 percent 6.8 percent -2.3 percent
2018 4.9 percent 6.4 percent -1.4 percent
2017 5.6 percent 6.7 percent -1.2 percent
2016 6.1 percent 7.0 percent -0.9 percent
2015 5.8 percent 7.4 percent -1.6 percent
2014 5.7 percent 8.0 percent -2.3 percent
2013 5.4 percent 8.1 percent -2.7 percent
2012 4.9 percent 8.0 percent -3.1 percent
2011 4.6 percent 7.8 percent -3.2 percent
2010 4.9 percent 8.6 percent -3.7 percent
2009 5.4 percent 8.4 percent -3.0 percent
2008 4.2 percent 6.2 percent -2.0 percent
2007 4.9 percent 6.2 percent -1.3 percent
2006 5.3 percent 7.1 percent -1.7 percent
2005 5.7 percent 7.8 percent -2.1 percent
2004 6.0 percent 6.7 percent -0.7 percent
2003 4.8 percent 5.6 percent -0.8 percent
2002 4.9 percent 5.0 percent -0.1 percent
2001 4.0 percent 4.7 percent -0.7 percent
2000 4.7 percent 5.5 percent -0.8 percent
1999 4.7 percent 7.6 percent -2.9 percent
1998 5.5 percent 8.9 percent -3.5 percent
1997 5.2 percent 10.4 percent -5.2 percent
1996 5.3 percent 9.5 percent -4.3 percent
1995 4.3 percent 8.9 percent -4.6 percent
1994 3.5 percent 9.6 percent -6.0 percent
1993 4.3 percent 9.3 percent -5.1 percent
1992 3.6 percent 5.7 percent -2.1 percent
1991 3.4 percent 3.2 percent +0.2 percent

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Compare Unemployment, total (% of labor force) data between Austria and Sweden. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International