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Sweden

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population10.6M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$669B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$63.13K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth84.12024 · yearsInternet use95.8%2025 · % of populationForest area68.7%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
0.3%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Sweden2025 · 0.3%
00.340.671.011.351960199320251961: 0.5%1962: 0.6%1963: 0.6%1964: 0.7%1965: 0.9%1966: 1%1967: 0.8%1968: 0.6%1969: 0.7%1970: 0.9%1971: 0.7%1972: 0.3%1973: 0.2%1974: 0.3%1975: 0.4%1976: 0.4%1977: 0.4%1978: 0.3%1979: 0.2%1980: 0.2%1981: 0.1%1982: 0.1%1983: 0%1984: 0.1%1985: 0.2%1986: 0.2%1987: 0.3%1988: 0.5%1989: 0.7%1990: 0.8%1991: 0.7%1992: 0.6%1993: 0.6%1994: 0.7%1995: 0.5%1996: 0.2%1997: 0.1%1998: 0.1%1999: 0.1%2000: 0.2%2001: 0.3%2002: 0.3%2003: 0.4%2004: 0.4%2005: 0.4%2006: 0.6%2007: 0.7%2008: 0.8%2009: 0.9%2010: 0.9%2011: 0.8%2012: 0.7%2013: 0.8%2014: 1%2015: 1.1%2016: 1.3%2017: 1.3%2018: 1.2%2019: 1%2020: 0.7%2021: 0.6%2022: 0.7%2023: 0.5%2024: 0.3%2025: 0.3%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Sweden in perspective

Region
Europe & Central Asia
Capital
Stockholm
Country code
SWE

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