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Sweden People 1996

Population:

8,821,759 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

19% (female 810,859; male 854,553)

15-64 years:

64% (female 2,761,060; male 2,856,012)

65 years and over:

17% (female 887,597; male 651,678) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.46% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

13.19 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

10.84 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

5.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

78.43 years

male:

75.64 years

female:

81.39 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.97 children born/woman (1995 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 (1991 est.)

total population:

99%

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)

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