The current population of Sweden is 10,654,722 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,569,709 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 9.03M people to 10.7M (18% growth in 20 years).
- Sweden is projected to reach 11.4M people in 2079.
- Sweden is ranked 93/197 by population and was ranked 88th in 2005.
- Sweden accounts for 0.13% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, Sweden has had an average growth rate of 0.9% per year.
Sweden population clock
Sweden
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10654722
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 93/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | N/A |
| One net population change |
15.9 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
5.25 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
5.54 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +91 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +33,077 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.31% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 148/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
10.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +50,115 | N/A |
Sweden population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,484,656 | - |
| 1961 | 7,519,998 | 0.47% |
| 1962 | 7,561,588 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | 7,604,328 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | 7,661,354 | 0.75% |
| 1965 | 7,733,853 | 0.95% |
| 1966 | 7,807,797 | 0.96% |
| 1967 | 7,867,931 | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 7,912,273 | 0.56% |
| 1969 | 7,968,072 | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 8,042,801 | 0.94% |
| 1971 | 8,098,334 | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 8,122,300 | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 8,136,312 | 0.17% |
| 1974 | 8,159,955 | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 8,192,437 | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 8,222,286 | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 8,251,540 | 0.36% |
| 1978 | 8,275,599 | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 8,293,678 | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 8,310,531 | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 8,320,503 | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 8,325,263 | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 8,329,033 | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 8,336,605 | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 8,350,386 | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 8,369,829 | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 8,397,804 | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 8,436,489 | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 8,492,964 | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 8,558,835 | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 8,617,375 | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 8,668,067 | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 8,718,561 | 0.58% |
| 1994 | 8,780,745 | 0.71% |
| 1995 | 8,826,939 | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 8,840,998 | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 8,846,062 | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 8,850,974 | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 8,857,874 | 0.08% |
| 2000 | 8,872,109 | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 8,895,960 | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 8,924,958 | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 8,958,229 | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 8,993,531 | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 9,029,572 | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 9,080,505 | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 9,148,092 | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 9,219,637 | 0.78% |
| 2009 | 9,298,515 | 0.86% |
| 2010 | 9,378,126 | 0.86% |
| 2011 | 9,449,213 | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 9,519,374 | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 9,600,379 | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 9,696,110 | 1% |
| 2015 | 9,799,186 | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 9,923,085 | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 10,057,698 | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 10,175,214 | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 10,278,887 | 1.02% |
| 2020 | 10,353,442 | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 10,415,811 | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 10,486,941 | 0.68% |
| 2023 | 10,536,632 | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 10,569,709 | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 10,619,177 | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 10,663,427 | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 10,703,497 | 0.38% |
| 2028 | 10,740,420 | 0.34% |
| 2029 | 10,773,692 | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 10,803,699 | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 10,830,583 | 0.25% |
| 2032 | 10,855,855 | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 10,880,544 | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 10,903,924 | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 10,926,433 | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 10,949,062 | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 10,971,259 | 0.2% |
| 2038 | 10,993,203 | 0.2% |
| 2039 | 11,015,926 | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 11,039,663 | 0.22% |
| 2041 | 11,063,604 | 0.22% |
| 2042 | 11,088,299 | 0.22% |
| 2043 | 11,113,927 | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 11,139,125 | 0.23% |
| 2045 | 11,163,492 | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 11,186,803 | 0.21% |
| 2047 | 11,209,183 | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 11,230,526 | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 11,250,663 | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 11,269,877 | 0.17% |
Sweden has a population of 10.7M as of 2025, compared to 9.8M in 2015, 9.03M in 2005, and 8.83M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.87% per year. Sweden is ranked 120th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Sweden will have 11,163,492 people (4.78% growth) and still will be ranked 93rd.
By the year 2100, Sweden's population is projected to grow by 6.31% to 11.3M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Sweden
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Sweden population statistics
|
Sweden
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 41.9 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 67.2 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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