Unemployment rate, monthly: Sweden vs Denmark

Sweden: 8.9 % (August 2026). Denmark: 5.9 % (August 2026).

Unemployment rate, monthly in Sweden and Denmark, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

SwedenDenmark
Latest figure8.9 %5.9 %
EU rank3 / 3014 / 30
Change, 1 year––
Change, 5 years––

Shared periods

PeriodSwedenDenmarkGap
August 20268.9 %5.9 %+3.0 %
July 20268.6 %6.7 %+1.9 %
June 20268.9 %6.6 %+2.3 %
May 20268.8 %6.9 %+1.9 %
April 20268.5 %7.0 %+1.5 %
March 20269.3 %6.7 %+2.6 %
February 20268.4 %7.2 %+1.2 %
January 20268.1 %7.1 %+1.0 %
December 20258.8 %6.0 %+2.8 %
November 20259.0 %6.6 %+2.4 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat une_rt_m

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