Sweden Population (LIVE)

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Sweden Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Sweden is 10,635,807 as of Sunday, November 19, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Sweden 2023 population is estimated at 10,612,086 people at mid year.
Sweden population is equivalent to 0.13% of the total world population.
Sweden ranks number 87 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Sweden is 26 per Km² (67 people per mi²).
The total land area is 410,340 Km2 (158,433 sq. miles)
86.3 % of the population is urban (9,153,118 people in 2023)
The median age in Sweden is 39.7 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Sweden (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Sweden Global Rank
2023	10,612,086	0.59 %	62,739	39,998	39.7	1.67	26	86.3 %	9,153,118	0.13 %	8,045,311,447	87
2022	10,549,347	0.79 %	82,250	39,998	39.6	1.67	26	86.0 %	9,072,528	0.13 %	7,975,105,156	87
2020	10,368,969	0.98 %	101,047	81,066	39.5	1.67	25	85.9 %	8,904,762	0.13 %	7,840,952,880	89
2015	9,849,349	0.98 %	93,524	77,987	39.8	1.85	24	85.8 %	8,450,611	0.13 %	7,426,597,537	90
2010	9,381,729	0.72 %	65,998	60,639	39.7	1.98	23	85.1 %	7,986,934	0.13 %	6,985,603,105	90
2005	9,051,738	0.40 %	36,139	39,103	39.2	1.77	22	84.2 %	7,621,289	0.14 %	6,558,176,119	87
2000	8,871,043	0.26 %	22,509	27,734	38.4	1.54	22	84.1 %	7,462,891	0.14 %	6,148,898,975	81
1995	8,758,496	0.49 %	42,018	22,161	37.7	1.73	21	84.6 %	7,407,014	0.15 %	5,743,219,454	79
1990	8,548,406	0.37 %	31,699	17,724	37.4	2.12	21	83.3 %	7,119,496	0.16 %	5,316,175,862	78
1985	8,389,913	0.19 %	15,630	14,534	36.6	1.74	20	82.8 %	6,945,209	0.17 %	4,861,730,613	73
1980	8,311,763	0.21 %	17,471	11,174	35.1	1.67	20	83.1 %	6,909,767	0.19 %	4,444,007,706	70
1975	8,224,408	0.49 %	39,341	10,588	34.2	1.77	20	82.5 %	6,781,627	0.20 %	4,069,437,231	64
1970	8,027,702	0.69 %	54,390	15,779	34.5	1.94	20	81.3 %	6,527,198	0.22 %	3,695,390,336	64
1965	7,755,752	0.69 %	52,571	19,129	35.2	2.41	19	77.0 %	5,968,494	0.23 %	3,337,111,983	54
1960	7,492,895	0.62 %	45,709	14,792	35.1	2.18	18	72.4 %	5,424,075	0.25 %	3,019,233,434	60
1955	7,264,351	0.70 %	49,948	9,814	34.1	2.26	18	69.3 %	5,030,711	0.26 %	2,746,072,141	54

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Sweden Population Forecast

39,998

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Sweden Global Rank
2025	10,733,867	0.69 %	72,980	39,998	40.0	1.67	26	86.7 %	9,309,134	0.13 %	8,191,988,453	88
2030	11,007,228	0.50 %	54,672	39,998	41.0	1.68	27	87.8 %	9,669,297	0.13 %	8,546,141,327	90
2035	11,238,752	0.42 %	46,305	39,998	42.3	1.68	27	88.8 %	9,976,509	0.13 %	8,879,397,401	90
2040	11,458,122	0.39 %	43,874	39,998	43.2	1.68	28	89.5 %	10,259,265	0.12 %	9,188,250,492	92
2045	11,683,489	0.39 %	45,073	39,998	43.4	1.69	28	90.2 %	10,543,315	0.12 %	9,467,543,575	92
2050	11,902,033	0.37 %	43,709		43.9	1.69	29	91.1 %	10,837,418	0.12 %	9,709,491,761	92

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Sweden Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Sweden

Life Expectancy

83.65 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

1.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

2.2

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Sweden

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Stockholm	1,515,017
2	Goeteborg	572,799
3	Malmoe	301,706
4	Uppsala	149,245
5	Sollentuna	139,606
6	Soedermalm	127,323
7	Vaesteras	117,746
8	OErebro	115,765
9	Linkoeping	106,502
10	Helsingborg	104,250
11	Joenkoeping	93,797
12	Norrkoeping	93,765
13	Huddinge	90,182
14	Lund	87,244
15	Umea	83,249
16	Haninge	74,968
17	Gaevle	74,884
18	Boras	71,700
19	Soedertaelje	70,777
20	Kungsholmen	69,363
21	Eskilstuna	67,359
22	Solna	66,909
23	Halmstad	66,124
24	Vaexjoe	65,383
25	Karlstad	61,492
26	Bromma	61,000
27	Moelndal	59,430
28	Vasastan	58,458
29	Taby	58,123
30	Sundsvall	57,606
31	OEstersund	49,806
32	Trollhaettan	48,573
33	Lulea	43,574
34	Lidingoe	42,466
35	Borlaenge	41,955
36	Tumba	40,832
37	Kristianstad	39,762
38	Kalmar	38,408
39	Falun	37,000
40	Skoevde	36,842
41	Upplands Vaesby	36,534
42	Karlskrona	36,477
43	OEstermalm	36,418
44	Skelleftea	35,516
45	Uddevalla	34,781
46	Sundbyberg	34,529
47	Varberg	34,248
48	Akersberga	32,659
49	OErnskoeldsvik	32,493
50	Landskrona	32,229
51	Nykoeping	32,224
52	Vallentuna	31,937
53	Motala	30,944
54	Trelleborg	29,316
55	Majorna	29,254
56	Partille	28,648
57	Karlskoga	27,490
58	Maersta	27,034
59	Lerum	26,913
60	Alingsas	26,329
61	Nacka	25,170
62	Sandviken	24,724
63	Kungaelv	24,101
64	Falkenberg	24,099
65	Boo	24,052
66	Jakobsberg	24,046
67	Visby	23,402
68	Katrineholm	23,283
69	AEngelholm	23,240
70	Vaenersborg	23,119

Notes

The Sweden Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Sweden delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Sweden (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Sweden in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.