Sweden People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

10,261,767 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Swede(s)

adjective: Swedish

Ethnic groups

Swedish 80.3%, Syrian 1.9%, Iraqi 1.4%, Finnish 1.4%, other 15%

(2020 est.)

note: data represent the population by country of birth; the indigenous Sami people are estimated to number between 20,000 and 40,000

Languages

Swedish (official)

printed major-language sample:
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note: Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish, and Meankieli are official minority languages

Religions

Church of Sweden (Lutheran) 57.6%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 8.9%, none or unspecified 33.5% (2019 est.)

note: estimates reflect registered members of faith communities eligible for state funding (not all religions are state-funded and not all people who identify with a particular religion are registered members) and the Church of Sweden

Age structure

0-14 years: 17.71% (male 928,413/female 878,028)

15-24 years: 10.8% (male 569,082/female 532,492)

25-54 years: 39.01% (male 2,016,991/female 1,962,617)

55-64 years: 11.9% (male 610,521/female 603,795)

65 years and over: 20.59% (male 974,410/female 1,126,142) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 61.2

youth dependency ratio: 28.4

elderly dependency ratio: 32.8

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 41.1 years

male: 40.1 years

female: 42.1 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.74% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

11.93 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

9.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

most Swedes live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated

Urbanization

urban population: 88.2% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

1.657 million STOCKHOLM (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

29.5 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 2.45 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.6 years

male: 80.61 years

female: 84.7 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.86 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

10.9% (2018)

Physicians density

3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital bed density

2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2016 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

11,000 (2016 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

20.6% (2016)

Education expenditures

7.6% of GDP (2017)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 20 years

male: 19 years

female: 21 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 20.1%

male: 20.5%

female: 19.7% (2019 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

70.3% (2017)

note: percent of women aged 16-49

NOTE: The information regarding Sweden on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sweden 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sweden 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.