Demographics of Sweden
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Demographics of Sweden | |
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![]() Population pyramid of Sweden in 2020 | |
Population | ![]() |
Growth rate | 0.5% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 10.83 births/1,000 population (2022) |
Death rate | 9.46 deaths/1,000 population (2022) |
Life expectancy | 82.7 years |
• male | 80.94 years (2022) |
• female | 84.58 years (2022 est.) |
Fertility rate | 1.67 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | 3.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 17.71% |
15–64 years | 62.18% |
65 and over | 20.12% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1.01 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.69 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | noun: Swede(s) adjective: Swedish |
Major ethnic | Swedes (Native) |
Minor ethnic | |
Language | |
Official | Swedish |
Spoken | Swedish, others |


The demography of Sweden is monitored by the Statistiska centralbyrån (
The population exceeded 10 million for the first time on Friday, 20 January 2017.[2][3] The three largest cities are Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Sweden's population has become much more ethnically, religiously and linguistically diverse over the past 70 years as a result of immigration. Every fourth (24.9%) resident in the country has a foreign background and every third (32.3%) has at least one parent born abroad. The most common foreign ancestry is Finnish.[4]
Statistics Sweden projects a Swedish population of 12.6 million in 2070.[5]
Population

Cities
Sweden has 17 cities with a population of over 100,000 people. Most of Sweden's population lives in Svealand and Götaland.
Fertility

The
Years | 1630 | 1632 | 1634 | 1636 | 1638 | 1640 | 1642 | 1644 | 1646 | 1648 | 1650 | 1652 | 1654 | 1656 | 1658[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.81 | 4.25 | 3.89 | 4.38 | 4.4 | 4.92 | 4.38 | 4.25 | 4.95 | 5.4 | 4.34 | 4.54 | 5.33 | 4.72 | 4.58 |
Years | 1660 | 1662 | 1664 | 1666 | 1668 | 1670 | 1672 | 1674 | 1676 | 1678 | 1680 | 1682 | 1684 | 1686 | 1688[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.2 | 4.54 | 5.01 | 4.98 | 4.6 | 5.13 | 5.01 | 4.38 | 4.28 | 4.35 | 4.64 | 5.4 | 5.25 | 4.84 | 5.29 |
Years | 1690 | 1692 | 1694 | 1696 | 1698 | 1700 | 1702 | 1704 | 1706 | 1708 | 1710 | 1712 | 1714 | 1716 | 1718[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.99 | 5.11 | 4.98 | 5.33 | 5.11 | 5.56 | 5.81 | 5.52 | 5.16 | 5.32 | 4.3 | 5.63 | 5.81 | 4.92 | 5.13 |
Years | 1720 | 1722 | 1724 | 1726 | 1728 | 1730 | 1732 | 1734 | 1736 | 1738 | 1740 | 1742 | 1744 | 1746 | 1748[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.62 | 5.09 | 5.02 | 4.75 | 4.23 | 4.77 | 4.86 | 4.77 | 4.51 | 4.96 | 4.52 | 4.35 | 5.02 | 4.85 | 4.86 |
Years | 1750 | 1752 | 1754 | 1756 | 1758 | 1760 | 1762 | 1764 | 1766 | 1768 | 1770 | 1772 | 1774 | 1776 | 1778[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 5.09 | 5.29 | 5.4 | 5.23 | 4.68 | 5.06 | 4.98 | 4.92 | 4.79 | 4.77 | 4.68 | 4.1 | 4.89 | 4.67 | 4.94 |
Years | 1780 | 1782 | 1784 | 1786 | 1788 | 1790 | 1792 | 1794 | 1796 | 1798 | 1800[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 5.06 | 4.54 | 4.47 | 4.67 | 4.81 | 4.33 | 5.19 | 4.79 | 4.92 | 4.79 | 4.07 |
Years | 1801 | 1802 | 1803 | 1804 | 1805 | 1806 | 1807 | 1808 | 1809 | 1810[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.26 | 4.5 | 4.45 | 4.52 | 4.5 | 4.36 | 4.42 | 4.31 | 3.78 | 4.67 |
Years | 1811 | 1812 | 1813 | 1814 | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 5.01 | 4.76 | 4.22 | 4.42 | 4.93 | 5.01 | 4.74 | 4.8 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
Years | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 | 1830[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 5.03 | 5.09 | 5.22 | 4.9 | 5.18 | 4.94 | 4.44 | 4.77 | 4.94 | 4.67 |
Years | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.32 | 4.38 | 4.84 | 4.78 | 4.63 | 4.52 | 4.37 | 4.17 | 4.18 | 4.46 |
Years | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.3 | 4.49 | 4.36 | 4.56 | 4.46 | 4.25 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.66 | 4.45 |

Years | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.36 | 4.2 | 4.26 | 4.53 | 4.3 | 4.23 | 4.36 | 4.66 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
Years | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.44 | 4.59 | 4.65 | 4.69 | 4.58 | 4.68 | 4.4 | 3.93 | 4.03 | 4.11 |
Years | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.37 | 4.34 | 4.49 | 4.54 | 4.6 | 4.57 | 4.62 | 4.44 | 4.56 | 4.36 |
Years | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.29 | 4.32 | 4.24 | 4.4 | 4.34 | 4.39 | 4.36 | 4.24 | 4.1 | 4.15 |
Years | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900[6] |
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Total fertility rate in Sweden | 4.14 | 3.93 | 3.97 | 3.94 | 4.01 | 3.98 | 3.92 | 3.99 | 3.9 | 4 |
Life expectancy
Sources:
1751–1949
Years | 1751 | 1754 | 1756 | 1768 | 1776 | 1781 | 1789 | 1795 | 1810 | 1818 | 1824 | 1837 | 1847 | 1855 | 1861[7] |
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Life expectancy in Sweden | 38.4 | 37.4 | 36.2 | 35.0 | 41.5 | 37.8 | 31.2 | 36.5 | 31.9 | 40.0 | 44.9 | 39.6 | 40.1 | 43.0 | 47.1 |
Years | 1868 | 1872 | 1878 | 1884 | 1890 | 1896 | 1905 | 1911 | 1913 | 1916 | 1922 | 1929 | 1935 | 1943 | 1949[7] |
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Life expectancy in Sweden | 43.2 | 50.0 | 47.6 | 49.1 | 50.4 | 53.4 | 54.5 | 58.0 | 58.7 | 58.2 | 61.0 | 62.3 | 64.9 | 68.7 | 70.8 |
1950–2015


Period | Life expectancy in Years |
Period | Life expectancy in Years |
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1950–1955 | 71.9 | 1985–1990 | 77.2 |
1955–1960 | 72.9 | 1990–1995 | 78.2 |
1960–1965 | 73.5 | 1995–2000 | 79.3 |
1965–1970 | 74.1 | 2000–2005 | 80.1 |
1970–1975 | 74.8 | 2005–2010 | 81.1 |
1975–1980 | 75.4 | 2010–2015 | 81.9 |
1980–1985 | 76.4 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects
Largest cities or towns in Sweden
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Rank
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Name | County | Pop. |
Metro.
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Rank
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Name | County | Pop. |
Metro. |
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![]() Stockholm ![]() Gothenburg |
1 | Stockholm | Stockholm | 952,058 | 2,205,105 | 11 | Umeå | Västerbotten | 125,434 | 137,800 | ![]() Malmö ![]() Uppsala |
2 | Gothenburg | Västra Götaland | 565,496 | 1,015,974 | 12 | Lund | Skåne | 121,893 | 197,300 | ||
3 | Malmö | Skåne | 351,749 | 689,206 | 13 | Borås | Västra Götaland | 111,354 | 151,300 | ||
4 | Uppsala | Uppsala | 221,141 | 257,200 | 14 | Huddinge |
Stockholm | 110,335 | 136,000 | ||
5 | Linköping | Östergötland | 158,953 | 189,800 | 15 | Eskilstuna | Södermanland | 105,014 | 110,900 | ||
6 | Örebro | Örebro | 150,949 | 196,700 | 16 | Nacka | Stockholm | 101,697 | 114,800 | ||
7 | Västerås | Västmanland | 150,564 | 169,200 | 17 | Gävle | Gävleborg | 100,825 | 107,500 | ||
8 | Helsingborg | Skåne | 143,671 | 321,500 | 18 | Halmstad | Halland | 99,932 | 119,300 | ||
9 | Norrköping | Östergötland | 140,991 | 149,600 | 19 | Sundsvall | Västernorrland | 98,837 | 115,300 | ||
10 | Jönköping | Jönköping | 137,863 | 156,700 | 20 | Södertälje | Stockholm | 96,254 | 158,300 |
Statistics

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Population change

people/km2
The demography of Sweden is monitored by Statistics Sweden (SCB).
The 2005 Swedish census showed an increase of 1,488,322 compared to the 1990 census, an average increase of 88,680 annually. During the 1930s, birth rate increased by more than 88128.5 children per year while death rates fell and immigration surged. In the early 2000s, birth rate declined as immigration increased further, with the context of unrest in the Middle East, upholding steady population growth.[9][10]
Population projections
In 1950 Sweden had fewer people aged 10–20 with more people ages 20–30 and 0–10. In 2017 the ratio of male to female remains steady at about 50–50. As a whole, the graph broadens with people appearing to live longer. In 2050 it is predicted that all ages will increase from below 300,000 males and females to above 300,000 males and females. With about 50,000 people living to the ages of 90–100. In 2100 the graph is shaped as a rectangle with people of all ages and genders remaining steady. It narrows slightly at the top of the graph with about 250,000/300,000 males and females living to be 90–100 years old.[11] Statistics Sweden projects the following population development in Sweden:[12]
Year | Projection |
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2016 | 9,995,000 |
2020 | 10,431,000 |
2026 | 11,046,000 |
2030 | 11,344,000 |
2040 | 11,898,000 |
2050 | 12,395,000 |
2060 | 12,858,000 |
Eurostat projects a population in Sweden reaching 11,994,364 people in 2040 and 14,388,478 in 2080.[13]
Urbanisation and population density
The
Norrland, which covers approximately 60% of the Swedish territory, has a very low population density (below 5 people per square kilometer). The mountains and most of the remote coastal areas are almost unpopulated. Low population density exists also in large parts of western Svealand, as well as southern and central Småland. An area known as Finnveden, which is located in the south-west of Småland, and mainly below the 57th parallel, can also be considered as almost empty of people.
Origin


The majority of the population are ethnic
In addition to the Sámi,
There are no official statistics on ethnicity, but according to Statistics Sweden, around two million (19.6%) inhabitants in Sweden are born in another country. Of those, more than half are Swedish citizens.[21] The most common countries of origin were Syria (1.82%), Finland (1.45%), Iraq (1.41%), Poland (0.91%), Iran (0.76%) and Somalia (0.67%).[22] The average age in Sweden is 41.1 years.[23]
There are at least two studies that forecast future demographic changes in Sweden largely due to immigration and low birth rates. A 2006 study states that "[based upon current data, extrapolated with relevant assumptions] Sweden and the Netherlands would have majority foreign-origin populations by the end of the [21st] century."[24] A 2018 study concluded that in Sweden by "2065, the share of the native population is [set] to decrease to 49%, the Western population is projected to fall to 63%, and the Muslim population increase to 25%."[25] Thomas Lindh, at the time head researcher for the Swedish Institute for Futures Studies, claimed in an interview that by the year "2050, more than half of Sweden's population will be immigrants or second-generation immigrants."[26]
Background Groups | Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1900[27] | 1930[27] | 1950[27] | 1960[27] | 1970[27] | 1980[27] | 1990[27] | 2002[28] | 2005[28] | 2010[28] | 2015[28] | 2020[29] | 2022[30] | 2023[31] | |||||||||||||||
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Swedes with two Swedish parents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,028,802 | 78.61% | 6,997,684 | 77.34% | 6,965,033 | 73.97% | 6,939,156 | 70.44% | 6,900,476 | 66.5% | 6,878,225 | 65.4% | 6,859,385 | 65.0% |
Swedes with one Swedish parent and one foreign born | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 553,772 | 6.19% | 586,710 | 6.48% | 652,648 | 6.93% | 724,841 | 7.35% | 792,779 | 7.6% | 816,209 | 7.8% | 825,646 | 7.8% |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,561,000 | 91% | 7,613,600 | 88.6% | 7,582,574 | 84.8% | 7,584,394 | 83.82% | 7,617,681 | 80.90% | 7,663,997 | 77.79% | 7,693,255 | 74.1% | 7,694,434 | 73.1% | 7,685,031 | 72.8% |
Born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 130,000 | 1.5% | 187,000 | 2.2% | 304,751 | 3.40% | 337,568 | 3.73% | 412,960 | 4.38% | 510,756 | 5.18% | 639,309 | 6.2% | 681,448 | 6.5% | 696,049 | 6.6% |
Born outside Sweden | 36,000 | 0.7% | 62,000 | 1% | 198,000 | 2.8% | 300,000 | 4% | 538,000 | 6.7% | 627,000 | 7.5% | 790,000 | 9.2% | 1,053,463 | 11.78% | 1,125,790 | 12.44% | 1,384,929 | 14.70% | 1,676,264 | 17.01% | 2,046,731 | 19.7% | 2,145,674 | 20.4% | 2,170,627 | 20.6% |
Total: Foreign background | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 757,000 | 9% | 977,000 | 11.4% | 1,358,214 | 15.19% | 1,463,358 | 16.17% | 1,797,889 | 19.09% | 2,187,020 | 22.20% | 2,686,040 | 25.9% | 2,827,122 | 26.9% | 2,866,676 | 27.2% |
Overall Total | 5,136,441 | 100% | 6,142,191 | 100% | 7,041,829 | 100% | 7,497,967 | 100% | 8,081,229 | 100% | 8,317,937 | 100% | 8,590,630 | 100% | 8,940,788 | 100% | 9,047,752 | 100% | 9,415,570 | 100% | 9,851,017 | 100% | 10,379,295 | 100% | 10,521,556 | 100% | 10,551,707 | 100% |
- Origin groups mapped as percentage of the population in counties in Sweden
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Swedes of two Swedish parents in Sweden's counties and overall as of 2020.
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Percentage of those of a foreign background in total in Sweden in 2021
- Population pyramids of each origin group
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Population pyramid of Sweden by origin group in 2021
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Swede of two Swedish parents
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Swede of one Swedish parent and one foreign born
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Foreign born
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Born in Sweden to two foreign born parents

Extended origin background statistics
Country | 1994[32] | ||
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1st generation | 2nd generation | Total | |
Nordic countries | 298,844 | 349,140 | 647,984 |
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40,907 | 93,650 | |
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207,796 | 235,042 | 442,838 |
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4,285 | 6,358 | |
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45,851 | 108,340 | |
Other Europe | 306,503 | 182,996 | 489,499 |
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12,441 | 23,671 | |
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112,320 | 36,685 | 149,005 |
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39,009 | 62,533 | |
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10,885 | 3,136 | 14,021 |
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12,569 | 24,588 | |
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36,500 | 86,894 | |
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14,799 | 27,646 | |
Other | 67,980 | 101,141 | |
Africa | 44,961 | 22,740 | 67,701 |
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11,384 | 4,056 | 15,440 |
Other Africa | 33,577 | 18,68 | 35,445 |
North America | 15,598 | 17,370 | 32,968 |
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13,746 | 15,586 | 29,332 |
Other North America | 1,852 | 1,784 | 3,636 |
Latin America | 53,471 | 21,262 | 74,733 |
Asia | 34,941 | 11,257 | 46,198 |
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9,953 | 13,607 | |
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9,219 | 12,626 | |
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8,447 | 9,895 | |
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7,322 | 10,070 | |
Middle East + Turkey | 131,989 | 53,189 | 185,178 |
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23,389 | 29,454 | |
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48,693 | 59,246 | |
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9,072 | 5,973 | 15,045 |
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21,593 | 31,248 | |
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29,242 | 50,185 | |
Oceania | 2,232 | 1,243 | 3,475 |
Total | 922,055 | 676,468 | 1,598,523 |
Vital statistics

Data according to Statistics Sweden, which collects the official statistics for Sweden.[33]
Average population (31 December) |
Live births | Deaths | Natural change |
Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Crude migration change (per 1000) | ||
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1900 | 5,136,441 [34] | 138,139 | 86,146 | 51,993 | 27.0 | 16.8 | 10.2 | 4.02 | |
1901 | 5,175,228 | 139,370 | 82,772 | 56,598 | 27.0 | 16.1 | 10.9 | -3.3 | 4.04 |
1902 | 5,198,752 | 137,364 | 79,722 | 57,642 | 26.5 | 15.4 | 11.1 | -6.6 | 3.95 |
1903 | 5,221,291 | 133,896 | 78,610 | 55,286 | 25.7 | 15.1 | 10.6 | -6.3 | 3.82 |
1904 | 5,260,811 | 134,952 | 80,152 | 54,800 | 25.7 | 15.3 | 10.4 | -2.8 | 3.83 |
1905 | 5,294,885 | 135,409 | 82,443 | 52,966 | 25.7 | 15.6 | 10.1 | -3.6 | 3.83 |
1906 | 5,337,055 | 136,620 | 76,366 | 60,254 | 25.7 | 14.4 | 11.3 | -3.3 | 3.81 |
1907 | 5,377,713 | 136,793 | 78,149 | 58,644 | 25.5 | 14.6 | 10.9 | -3.3 | 3.77 |
1908 | 5,429,600 | 138,874 | 80,568 | 58,306 | 25.7 | 14.9 | 10.8 | -1.2 | 3.79 |
1909 | 5,476,441 | 139,505 | 74,538 | 64,967 | 25.6 | 13.7 | 11.9 | -3.3 | 3.71 |
1910 | 5,522,403 | 135,625 | 77,212 | 58,413 | 24.7 | 14.0 | 10.7 | -2.3 | 3.60 |
1911 | 5,561,799 | 132,977 | 76,462 | 56,515 | 24.0 | 13.8 | 10.2 | -3.1 | 3.49 |
1912 | 5,604,192 | 132,868 | 79,241 | 53,627 | 23.8 | 14.2 | 9.6 | -2.0 | 3.44 |
1913 | 5,638,583 | 130,200 | 76,724 | 53,476 | 23.2 | 13.6 | 9.6 | -3.5 | 3.32 |
1914 | 5,679,607 | 129,458 | 78,311 | 51,147 | 22.9 | 13.8 | 9.1 | -1.8 | 3.29 |
1915 | 5,712,740 | 122,997 | 83,587 | 39,410 | 21.6 | 14.7 | 6.9 | -1.1 | 3.06 |
1916 | 5,757,566 | 121,679 | 77,771 | 43,908 | 21.2 | 13.6 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 2.99 |
1917 | 5,800,847 | 120,855 | 77,385 | 43,470 | 20.9 | 13.4 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2.93 |
1918 | 5,813,850 | 117,955 | 104,594 | 13,361 | 20.3 | 18.0 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 2.83 |
1919 | 5,847,037 | 115,193 | 84,289 | 30,904 | 19.8 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 2.72 |
1920 | 5,904,489 | 138,753 | 78,128 | 60,625 | 23.6 | 13.3 | 10.3 | -0.5 | 3.22 |
1921 | 5,954,316 | 127,723 | 73,536 | 54,187 | 21.5 | 12.4 | 9.1 | -0.7 | 2.93 |
1922 | 5,987,520 | 116,946 | 76,343 | 40,603 | 19.6 | 12.8 | 6.8 | -1.2 | 2.66 |
1923 | 6,005,759 | 113,435 | 68,424 | 45,011 | 18.9 | 11.4 | 7.5 | -4.5 | 2.55 |
1924 | 6,036,118 | 109,055 | 72,001 | 37,054 | 18.1 | 12.0 | 6.1 | -1.0 | 2.43 |
1925 | 6,053,562 | 106,292 | 70,918 | 35,374 | 17.6 | 11.7 | 5.9 | -3.0 | 2.34 |
1926 | 6,074,368 | 102,007 | 71,344 | 30,663 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 5.0 | -1.6 | 2.22 |
1927 | 6,087,923 | 97,994 | 77,219 | 20,775 | 16.1 | 12.7 | 3.4 | -1.2 | 2.11 |
1928 | 6,105,190 | 97,868 | 73,267 | 24,601 | 16.1 | 12.0 | 4.1 | -1.3 | 2.08 |
1929 | 6,120,080 | 92,861 | 74,538 | 18,323 | 15.2 | 12.2 | 3.0 | -0.6 | 1.95 |
1930 | 6,142,191 | 94,220 | 71,790 | 22,430 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 1.96 |
1931 | 6,162,446 | 91,074 | 77,121 | 13,953 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.88 |
1932 | 6,190,364 | 89,779 | 71,459 | 18,320 | 14.5 | 11.6 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.83 |
1933 | 6,211,566 | 85,020 | 69,607 | 15,413 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.72 |
1934 | 6,233,090 | 85,092 | 69,921 | 15,171 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.67 |
1935 | 6,250,506 | 85,906 | 72,813 | 13,093 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.70 |
1936 | 6,266,888 | 88,938 | 74,836 | 14,102 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.75 |
1937 | 6,284,722 | 90,373 | 75,392 | 14,981 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.77 |
1938 | 6,310,214 | 93,946 | 72,693 | 21,253 | 14.9 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.84 |
1939 | 6,341,303 | 97,380 | 72,876 | 24,504 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 1.90 |
1940 | 6,371,432 | 95,778 | 72,748 | 23,030 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.86 |
1941 | 6,406,474 | 99,727 | 71,910 | 27,817 | 15.6 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 1.92 |
1942 | 6,458,200 | 113,961 | 63,741 | 50,220 | 17.7 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 2.19 |
1943 | 6,522,827 | 125,392 | 66,105 | 59,287 | 19.3 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 2.41 |
1944 | 6,597,348 | 134,991 | 72,284 | 62,707 | 20.6 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 2.61 |
1945 | 6,673,749 | 135,373 | 71,901 | 63,472 | 20.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 2.63 |
1946 | 6,763,685 | 132,597 | 70,635 | 61,962 | 19.7 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 2.57 |
1947 | 6,842,046 | 128,779 | 73,579 | 55,200 | 18.9 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 2.50 |
1948 | 6,924,888 | 126,683 | 67,693 | 58,990 | 18.4 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 2.47 |
1949 | 6,986,181 | 121,272 | 69,537 | 51,735 | 17.4 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 2.39 |
1950 | 7,041,829 | 115,414 | 70,296 | 45,118 | 16.5 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2.28 |
1951 | 7,098,740 | 110,168 | 69,799 | 40,369 | 15.6 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 2.20 |
1952 | 7,150,606 | 110,192 | 68,270 | 41,922 | 15.5 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 2.22 |
1953 | 7,192,316 | 110,144 | 69,553 | 40,591 | 15.4 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 2.25 |
1954 | 7,234,667 | 105,096 | 69,030 | 36,066 | 14.6 | 9.6 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 2.18 |
1955 | 7,290,112 | 107,305 | 68,634 | 38,671 | 14.8 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 2.25 |
1956 | 7,338,991 | 107,960 | 70,205 | 37,755 | 14.8 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 2.29 |
1957 | 7,388,611 | 107,168 | 73,132 | 34,036 | 14.6 | 9.9 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 2.29 |
1958 | 7,429,675 | 105,502 | 71,065 | 34,437 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 2.26 |
1959 | 7,462,823 | 104,743 | 70,889 | 33,854 | 14.1 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2.29 |
1960 | 7,497,967 | 102,219 | 75,093 | 27,126 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 2.17 |
1961 | 7,542,028 | 104,501 | 73,555 | 30,946 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 2.21 |
1962 | 7,581,148 | 107,284 | 76,791 | 30,493 | 14.2 | 10.2 | 5.6 | -0.4 | 2.25 |
1963 | 7,627,507 | 112,903 | 76,460 | 36,443 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 2.33 |
1964 | 7,695,200 | 122,664 | 76,661 | 46,003 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 2.47 |
1965 | 7,772,506 | 122,806 | 78,194 | 44,612 | 15.9 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 2.39 |
1966 | 7,843,088 | 123,354 | 78,440 | 44,914 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.37 |
1967 | 7,892,774 | 121,360 | 79,783 | 41,577 | 15.4 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 2.28 |
1968 | 7,931,193 | 113,087 | 82,476 | 30,611 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 2.07 |
1969 | 8,004,270 | 107,622 | 83,352 | 24,270 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 1.94 |
1970 | 8,081,142 | 110,150 | 80,026 | 30,124 | 13.7 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 1.94 |
1971 | 8,115,165 | 114,484 | 82,717 | 31,767 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 1.98 |
1972 | 8,129,129 | 112,273 | 84,051 | 28,222 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 3.5 | -1.8 | 1.93 |
1973 | 8,144,428 | 109,663 | 85,640 | 24,023 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 3.0 | -1.1 | 1.88 |
1974 | 8,176,691 | 109,874 | 86,316 | 23,558 | 13.5 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.91 |
1975 | 8,208,442 | 103,632 | 88,208 | 15,424 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.78 |
1976 | 8,236,179 | 98,345 | 90,677 | 7,668 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.70 |
1977 | 8,267,116 | 96,057 | 88,202 | 7,855 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.64 |
1978 | 8,284,437 | 93,248 | 89,681 | 3,567 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.61 |
1979 | 8,303,010 | 96,255 | 91,074 | 5,181 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.66 |
1980 | 8,317,937 | 97,064 | 91,800 | 5,264 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.69 |
1981 | 8,323,033 | 94,065 | 92,034 | 2,031 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.63 |
1982 | 8,327,484 | 92,748 | 90,671 | 2,077 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.60 |
1983 | 8,330,573 | 91,780 | 90,791 | 989 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.61 |
1984 | 8,342,621 | 93,889 | 90,483 | 3,406 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.66 |
1985 | 8,358,139 | 98,463 | 94,032 | 4,431 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.74 |
1986 | 8,381,515 | 101,950 | 93,295 | 8,655 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.79 |
1987 | 8,414,083 | 104,699 | 93,307 | 11,392 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.84 |
1988 | 8,458,888 | 112,080 | 96,743 | 15,337 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.96 |
1989 | 8,527,036 | 116,023 | 92,110 | 23,913 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 2.02 |
1990 | 8,590,630 | 123,938 | 95,161 | 28,777 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.14 |
1991 | 8,644,119 | 123,737 | 95,202 | 28,535 | 14.4 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.12 |
1992 | 8,692,013 | 122,848 | 94,710 | 28,138 | 14.2 | 10.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.09 |
1993 | 8,745,109 | 117,998 | 97,008 | 20,990 | 13.5 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.00 |
1994 | 8,816,381 | 112,257 | 91,844 | 20,413 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 1.90 |
1995 | 8,837,496 | 103,326 | 96,910 | 6,416 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.74 |
1996 | 8,844,499 | 95,297 | 94,133 | 1,164 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.61 |
1997 | 8,847,625 | 89,171 | 92,674 | -3,503 | 10.1 | 10.5 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 1.52 |
1998 | 8,854,322 | 88,384 | 92,891 | -4,507 | 10.0 | 10.5 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 1.51 |
1999 | 8,861,426 | 88,173 | 94,726 | -6,553 | 10.0 | 10.7 | -0.7 | 1.5 | 1.50 |
2000 | 8,882,792 | 90,441 | 93,285 | -2,844 | 10.2 | 10.5 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 1.54 |
2001 | 8,909,128 | 91,466 | 93,752 | -2,286 | 10.3 | 10.5 | -0.2 | 3.2 | 1.57 |
2002 | 8,940,788 | 95,815 | 95,009 | 806 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 1.65 |
2003 | 8,975,670 | 99,157 | 92,961 | 6,196 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 1.71 |
2004 | 9,011,392 | 100,928 | 90,532 | 10,396 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.75 |
2005 | 9,047,752 | 101,346 | 91,710 | 9,636 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.77 |
2006 | 9,113,257 | 105,913 | 91,177 | 14,736 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 1.85 |
2007 | 9,182,927 | 107,421 | 91,729 | 15,692 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 1.88 |
2008 | 9,256,347 | 109,301 | 91,449 | 17,852 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.91 |
2009 | 9,340,682 | 111,801 | 90,080 | 21,721 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 1.93 |
2010 | 9,415,570 | 115,641 | 90,487 | 25,154 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.98 |
2011 | 9,482,885 | 111,770 | 89,938 | 21,832 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 1.90 |
2012 | 9,555,893 | 113,177 | 91,938 | 21,239 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 1.90 |
2013 | 9,644,000 | 113,593 | 90,402 | 23,191 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 1.89 |
2014 | 9,747,000 | 114,907 | 88,976 | 25,931 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 1.88 |
2015 | 9,851,000 | 114,870 | 90,907 | 23,963 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 1.85 |
2016 | 9,995,000 | 117,425 | 90,982 | 26,443 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 1.85 |
2017 | 10,120,000 | 115,416 | 91,972 | 23,444 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 1.78 |
2018 | 10,230,000 | 115,832 | 92,185 | 23,647 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 1.75 |
2019 | 10,327,000 | 114,523 | 88,766 | 25,757 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 1.70 |
2020 | 10,379,000 | 113,077 | 98,124 | 14,953 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 1.66 |
2021 | 10,452,326 | 114,263 | 91,958 | 22,305 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 1.67 |
2022 | 10,521,556 | 104,734 | 94,737 | 9,997 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 1.52 |
2023 | 10,551,707 | 100,051 | 94,385 | 5,666 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.45 |
2024 | 10,587,710 | 98,451 | 91,268 | 7,183 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.43 |
In 2021 80,465 (70.4%) babies were born to Swedish-born mothers while 33,798 (29.6%) were born to foreign-born mothers. The total fertility rate for Swedish-born women was 1.62, for foreign-born ones 1.86. [35] In 2022 73,294 (70.0%) babies were born to Swedish-born mothers while 31,440 (30.0%) were born to foreign-born mothers. The total fertility rate for Swedish-born women was 1.47, for foreign-born ones 1.69.[36]
Current vital statistics
Period | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase |
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January - February 2024 | 15,848 | 16,585 | -737 |
January - February 2025 | 15,575 | 16,465 | -890 |
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Total fertility rates by areas
National areas | TFR |
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Småland and the islands | 1.59 |
Middle Norrland | 1.50 |
West Sweden | 1.48 |
South Sweden | 1.48 |
North Middle Sweden | 1.47 |
East Middle Sweden | 1.42 |
Stockholm | 1.40 |
Upper Norrland | 1.38 |
Structure of the population
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
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Total | 5 222 847 | 5 156 448 | 10 379 295 | 100 |
0–4 | 305 880 | 289 196 | 595 076 | 5.73 |
5–9 | 319 463 | 300 892 | 620 355 | 5.98 |
10–14 | 320 338 | 302 029 | 622 367 | 6.00 |
15–19 | 298 045 | 278 531 | 576 576 | 5.56 |
20–24 | 307 498 | 271 966 | 579 464 | 5.58 |
25–29 | 369 377 | 348 382 | 717 759 | 6.92 |
30–34 | 378 916 | 361 033 | 739 949 | 7.13 |
35–39 | 338 542 | 320 188 | 658 730 | 6.35 |
40–44 | 323 615 | 310 620 | 634 235 | 6.11 |
45–49 | 338 455 | 328 772 | 667 227 | 6.43 |
50–54 | 339 035 | 329 537 | 668 572 | 6.44 |
55–59 | 324 658 | 317 015 | 641 673 | 6.18 |
60–64 | 285 462 | 283 764 | 569 226 | 5.48 |
65-69 | 265 210 | 271 524 | 536 734 | 5.17 |
70-74 | 268 233 | 282 384 | 550 617 | 5.30 |
75-79 | 219 254 | 237 761 | 457 015 | 4.40 |
80-84 | 125 935 | 155 095 | 281 030 | 2.71 |
85-89 | 64 699 | 98 675 | 163 374 | 1.57 |
90-94 | 24 686 | 51 690 | 76 376 | 0.74 |
95-99 | 5 132 | 15 359 | 20 491 | 0.20 |
100+ | 414 | 2 035 | 2 449 | 0.02 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 945 681 | 892 117 | 1 837 798 | 17.71 |
15–64 | 3 303 603 | 3 149 808 | 6 453 411 | 62.18 |
65+ | 973 563 | 1 114 523 | 2 088 086 | 20.12 |
Migration

Prior to World War II, emigrants generally outnumbered immigrants. Since then, net migration has been positive with many immigrants coming to Sweden from the 1970s through today.
Emigration
Between 1820 and 1930, approximately 1.3 million Swedes, a third of the country's population at the time,
Immigration

The demographic profile of Sweden has altered considerably due to immigration patterns since the 1970s. As of 2020, Statistics Sweden reported that around 2,686,040 or 25.9% of the inhabitants of Sweden were from a foreign background: that is, each such person either had been born abroad or had been born in Sweden to two parents who themselves had both been born abroad.[42] Also taking into account people with only one parent born abroad, this number increases to one third (33.5%).[43]
Additionally, the birth rate among immigrant women after arriving in Sweden is somewhat higher than among ethnic Swedes.[44] Taking into account the fact that immigrant women have on average fewer[citation needed] children than Swedish women of comparable age, however, the difference in total birth rate is only 0.1 children more if the woman is foreign born – with the disclaimer that some women may have children not immigrating to and not reported in Sweden, who are thus not included in the statistics.[45]
Historical immigration
- World War II
A sizeable community from the
- 1945 to 1967
During the 1950s and 1960s, the recruitment of immigrant labour was an important factor of immigration. The Nordic countries signed a trade agreement in 1952, establishing a common labour market and free movement across borders. This migration within the Nordic countries, especially from Finland, was essential to create the tax-base required for the expansion of the strong public sector now characteristic of Scandinavia.[49] but the influx gave rise to an anti-Finnish sentiment within Sweden and Norway. This continued until 1967, when the labour market became saturated, and Sweden introduced new immigration controls.
On a smaller scale, Sweden took in
Contemporary immigration

Since the early 1970s, immigration to Sweden has been mostly due to refugee migration and family reunification from countries in the Middle East and Latin America.[50] According to
The first group of
Immigrants from
Immigration of
A significant number of
Note that the table below lists the citizenship the person had when arriving in Sweden, and therefore there are no registered
Country | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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– | – | 6 | 5,874 | 14,162 | 20,758 | 193,594 | 196,077 | 197,799 | 197,201 | 196,152 |
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– | – | 16 | 9,818 | 49,372 | 121,761 | 146,440 | 146,769 | 146,831 | 145,586 | 143,160 |
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6,644 | 9,746 | 101,307 | 217,636 | 195,447 | 169,521 | 140,337 | 136,607 | 133,083 | 129,406 | 125,904 |
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– | 1,065 | 6,347 | 35,631 | 40,123 | 70,253 | 93,762 | 95,076 | 98,387 | 100,706 | 100,062 |
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2 | 8 | 115 | 40,084 | 51,101 | 62,120 | 81,301 | 83,122 | 85,488 | 86,838 | 87,115 |
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– | – | – | 1,441 | 13,082 | 37,846 | 70,184 | 70,087 | 69,477 | 68,290 | 66,846 |
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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– | 19 | 1,532 | 43,346 | 71,972 | 70,819 | 63,419 | 62,444 | 61,554 | 60,636 | 59,692 |
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– | – | 17 | 534 | 4,287 | 14,420 | 60,858 | 62,803 | 65,662 | 67,738 | 68,164 |
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– | – | – | – | 51,526 | 56,183 | 60,161 | 60,194 | 60,265 | 60,003 | 59,333 |
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15 | 22 | 202 | 25,528 | 31,894 | 42,527 | 52,628 | 54,004 | 55,954 | 56,871 | 57,389 |
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5,107 | 8,566 | 37,580 | 37,558 | 38,155 | 48,158 | 51,434 | 52,960 | 55,642 | 56,969 | 57,871 |
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– | – | – | – | 3,054 | 10,301 | 47,156 | 48,278 | 49,213 | 49,639 | 49,704 |
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– | – | 20 | 4,934 | 10,353 | 31,378 | 44,339 | 45,109 | 45,631 | 45,940 | 45,882 |
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45 | 135 | 361 | 9,054 | 11,110 | 17,863 | 42,790 | 47,369 | 53,973 | 58,094 | 59,290 |
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7,978 | 14,731 | 37,253 | 52,744 | 42,464 | 43,480 | 41,062 | 40,625 | 40,277 | 39,951 | 39,370 |
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6,872 | 8,726 | 35,112 | 43,931 | 38,190 | 45,548 | 38,929 | 38,474 | 38,070 | 37,655 | 37,203 |
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34 | 201 | 520 | 3,896 | 8,150 | 23,998 | 36,023 | 37,172 | 38,461 | 38,253 | 38,976 |
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3 | 34 | 719 | 8,785 | 11,776 | 19,741 | 32,741 | 33,695 | 35,565 | 36,738 | 36,870 |
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779 | 1,270 | 2,738 | 11,378 | 14,602 | 20,839 | 31,035 | 31,993 | 32,575 | 32,916 | 33,143 |
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– | – | 15 | 15,986 | 20,038 | 24,116 | 28,885 | 29,313 | 29,770 | 29,876 | 29,774 |
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6 | 28 | 69 | 27,635 | 26,842 | 28,387 | 27,918 | 27,894 | 27,869 | 27,756 | 27,427 |
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5,130 | 8,852 | 10,874 | 13,001 | 14,413 | 17,179 | 23,290 | 24,173 | 24,970 | 25,739 | 25,437 |
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1,506 | – | – | – | 6,523 | 15,511 | 22,774 | 23,455 | 24,775 | 25,568 | 26,529 |
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5 | – | 59 | 10,027 | 11,907 | 13,822 | 22,125 | 22,672 | 23,141 | 23,363 | 23,463 |
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– | – | 11 | 2,291 | 3,100 | 10,265 | 21,172 | 24,183 | 27,292 | 28,614 | 29,760 |
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– | – | 1 | 6,265 | 10,898 | 14,584 | 21,126 | 21,528 | 21,874 | 21,983 | 21,842 |
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5 | 22 | 266 | 13,171 | 10,851 | 11,381 | 19,737 | 19,931 | 20,672 | 21,237 | 21,520 |
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50 | 108 | 8,544 | 15,045 | 14,127 | 15,339 | 16,480 | 16,381 | 16,568 | 16,900 | 16,960 |
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– | 149 | – | 233 | 785 | 6,735 | 15,917 | 16,434 | 17,396 | 17,944 | 17,878 |
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– | – | – | – | – | 5,324 | 15,874 | 16,719 | 17,567 | 17,927 | 17,909 |
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– | – | 5 | 2,613 | 5,460 | 9,826 | 15,640 | 16,219 | 16,790 | 17,311 | 17,683 |
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200 | 367 | 4,904 | 5,989 | 6,337 | 7,804 | 14,155 | 14,786 | 15,665 | 16,397 | 16,786 |
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– | – | 73 | 4,650 | 7,317 | 10,531 | 13,060 | 13,411 | 13,782 | 14,055 | 14,217 |
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30 | 64 | 867 | 4,917 | 5,079 | 6,763 | 12,930 | 13,409 | 14,060 | 14,534 | 14,681 |
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50 | 208 | 2,105 | 3,543 | 4,532 | 8,700 | 12,769 | 13,523 | 14,774 | 15,772 | 16,829 |
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– | – | – | 1,571 | 2,937 | 6,289 | 12,279 | 12,965 | 13,904 | 13,987 | 14,461 |
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– | – | – | – | 5,229 | 6,277 | 12,207 | 12,559 | 13,016 | 13,204 | 12,975 |
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– | – | – | – | 1,459 | 4,741 | 11,899 | 12,891 | 13,937 | 14,297 | 41,767 |
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– | – | 22 | 2,720 | 4,492 | 7,391 | 11,898 | 12,207 | 12,573 | 12,823 | 12,914 |
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255 | 599 | 1,750 | 3,844 | 5,602 | 7,944 | 11,854 | 12,618 | 13,445 | 14,006 | 14,270 |
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– | – | 47 | 8,205 | 9,170 | 10,398 | 11,719 | 11,795 | 11,945 | 11,985 | 11,968 |
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10,268 | 10,768 | 10,866 | 10,979 | |||||||
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10,653 | 11,131 | 11,195 | ||||||||
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10,052 | 10,427 | 10,741 | 10,685 | |||||||
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10,323 | 11,154 | 11,362 | ||||||||
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– | – | – | – | – | 2,288 | 11,164 | 11,920 | 12,605 | 12,913 | 12,891 |
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41 | 92 | 175 | 2,118 | 3,496 | 6,005 | 10,725 | 11,680 | 12,832 | 13,305 | 13,439 |
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10,453 | 10,763 | |||||||||
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10,420 | 11,380 | |||||||||
Total | 35,627 | 61,657 | 299,879 | 790,445 | 1,003,798 | 1,384,929 | 2,046,731 |
Migration data of Sweden (2000–present)
Total | Swedes only | Total | ||||
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Year | Immigration | Emigration | Immigration | Emigration | Net Migration | Net Migration |
2000 | 58,659 | 34,091 | 13,482 | 18,256 | -4,774 | 24,568 |
2001 | 60,795 | 32,141 | 13,797 | 16,677 | -2,880 | 28,654 |
2002 | 64,087 | 33,009 | 13,266 | 15,810 | -2,544 | 31,078 |
2003 | 63,795 | 35,023 | 12,588 | 16,317 | -3,729 | 28,772 |
2004 | 62,028 | 36,586 | 11,467 | 16,634 | -5,167 | 25,442 |
2005 | 65,229 | 38,118 | 11,066 | 17,866 | -6,800 | 27,111 |
2006 | 95,750 | 44,908 | 12,821 | 19,971 | -7,150 | 50,842 |
2007 | 99,485 | 45,418 | 12,340 | 19,769 | -7,429 | 54,067 |
2008 | 101,171 | 45,294 | 13,388 | 20,648 | -7,260 | 55,877 |
2009 | 102,280 | 39,240 | 13,985 | 16,732 | -2,747 | 63,040 |
2010 | 98,801 | 48,853 | 14,870 | 21,173 | -6,303 | 49,948 |
2011 | 96,467 | 51,179 | 15,582 | 22,205 | -6,623 | 45,288 |
2012 | 103,059 | 51,747 | 15,341 | 19,819 | -4,478 | 51,312 |
2013 | 115,845 | 50,715 | 15,332 | 20,237 | -4,905 | 65,130 |
2014 | 126,966 | 51,237 | 15,194 | 19,161 | -3,967 | 75,729 |
2015 | 134,240 | 55,830 | 14,580 | 18,452 | -3,872 | 78,410 |
2016 | 163,005 | 45,878 | 15,318 | 16,818 | -1,500 | 117,127 |
2017 | 144,489 | 45,620 | 14,428 | 16,760 | -2,332 | 98,869 |
2018 | 132,602 | 46,981 | 12,805 | 16,655 | -3,850 | 85,621 |
2019 | 115,805 | 47,718 | 11,955 | 16,028 | -4,073 | 68,087 |
2020 | 82,518 | 48,937 | 11,660 | 15,538 | -3,878 | 33,581 |
2021 | 90,631 | 48,284 | 10,480 | 16,975 | -6,495 | 42,347 |
2022 | 102,436 | 50,592 | 9,869 | 18,951 | -9,082 | 51,844 |
2023 | 94,514 | 73,434 | 10,593 | 23,742 | -13,149 | 21,080 |
2024 | 116,197 | 86,449 | 11,907 | 24,804 | -12,898 | 29,748 |
Language
The Swedish language is by far the dominating language in Sweden, and is used by the government administration. English is also widely spoken and is taught in public schools.
Since 1999, Sweden has five officially recognised
The Sámi languages, spoken by about 20,000–30,000 people worldwide,[64] may be used in government agencies, courts, preschools and nursing homes in 26 municipalites: Arjeplog, Arvidsjaur, Berg, Dorotea, Gällivare, Härjedalen, Jokkmokk, Kiruna, Krokom, Luleå, Lycksele, Malå, Sorsele, Skellefteå, Stockholm, Storuman, Strömsund, Sundsvall, Umeå, Vilhelmina, Vindeln, Åre, Åsele, Älvdalen, Örnsköldsvik and Östersund. [65]
Meänkieli-speakers have the same rights as above in the following nine municipalites: Gällivare, Haparanda, Kiruna, Pajala, Övertorneå, Kalix, Luleå, Stockholm and Umeå.[66]
Finnish-speakers have the same rights as above in 66 of Sweden's 290 municipalities.[67]
During the mid to late 20th and early 21st centuries, immigrant communities brought other languages, such as
Religion
The majority (52.1%) of the population belongs to the
Homelessness

Homelessness in Sweden affects c. 28,000 people.[72]
The Swedish government's response to homelessness has included commissioning national surveys on homelessness during the last decade that allow for direct comparison between Sweden, Denmark and Norway.[73] The three countries have very similar definitions of homelessness, with minor variations.[74]
Some researchers maintain that measures to counteract homelessness in Sweden are largely dependent on a general premise equating homelessness with addiction, mental illness and deviance.[75] On the other hand, youth homelessness is considered a child protection problem.[76]See also
- Statistics Sweden
- Municipalities of Sweden
- Demographical center of Sweden
- Immigration to Europe
- List of countries by immigrant population
- Aging of Europe
- List of Swedish counties by fertility rate
Notes
- ^ Crude migration change (per 1,000) is a trend analysis, an extrapolation based average population change (current year minus previous) minus natural change of the current year (see table vital statistics). As average population is an estimate of the population in the middle of the year and not end of the year.
- ^ In fertility rates, 2.1 and above represents a stable or increasing population and have been marked blue, while 2.0 and below leads to an aging and, ultimately, declining population.
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External links
- Statistics Sweden – Official Database available in English