Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Get in touch with us nowUnemployment rate in the Nordic countries 2010-2023,by country
In the first half of the last decade, Norway had the lowest unemployment rates of the Nordic countries, whereas Iceland had the lowest rates at the second half of the decade. However, in 2020, after the outbreak of COVID-19, Iceland's unemployment rate rose sharply, overtaking both Norway and Denmark. Since 2013, Finland had the highest unemployment rates in the Nordic region, but were overtaken by Sweden in 2020. In 2023, Sweden had an unemployment rate of close to nine percent.
