Population: 8,778,461 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.52% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 13.5 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 10.9 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.25 years
male: 75.47 years
female: 81.2 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Swede(s)
adjective: Swedish

Ethnic divisions: white, Lapp (Sami), foreign born or first-generation immigrants 12% (Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks)

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 94%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Pentecostal 1%, other 3.5% (1987)

Languages: Swedish
note: small Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities; immigrants speak native languages

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1979 est.)
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 4.552 million (84% unionized,1992)
by occupation: community, social and personal services 38.3%, mining and manufacturing 21.2%, commerce, hotels, and restaurants 14.1%, banking, insurance 9.0%, communications 7.2%, construction 7.0%, agriculture, fishing, and forestry 3.2% (1991)

NOTE: The information regarding Sweden on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sweden People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sweden People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.