Sweden Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Sweden is 10,680,056 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,569,709 in 2024.

Sweden is projected to reach 11.4M people in 2080.
Sweden is ranked 91/197 by population and was ranked 88th in 2006.
Sweden accounts for 0.13% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 9.08M people to 10.7M (17.6% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Sweden has had an average growth rate of 0.88% per year.

Sweden population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	11,357,586	-0.03%
2099	11,361,443	-0.04%
2098	11,365,725	-0.01%
2097	11,366,889	-0.01%
2096	11,368,572	-0.03%
2095	11,371,525	-0.02%
2094	11,374,169	-0.02%
2093	11,376,054	-0.02%
2092	11,378,099	-0.01%
2091	11,379,549	-0.02%
2090	11,381,475	-0.03%
2089	11,384,408	-0.02%
2088	11,387,073	-0.03%
2087	11,390,874	-0.06%
2086	11,398,223	-0.04%
2085	11,403,279	-0.04%
2084	11,408,050	-0.03%
2083	11,411,588	-0.05%
2082	11,416,796	-0.01%
2081	11,418,438	-0.02%
2080	11,420,629	0.004%
2079	11,420,158	0.02%
2078	11,418,032	0.02%
2077	11,415,948	0.03%
2076	11,412,112	0.04%
2075	11,407,978	0.03%
2074	11,404,682	0.03%
2073	11,401,754	0.03%
2072	11,398,056	0.04%
2071	11,393,134	0.03%
2070	11,389,416	0.03%
2069	11,385,560	0.01%
2068	11,384,165	0.007%
2067	11,383,331	-0%
2066	11,383,335	0.006%
2065	11,382,611	0.009%
2064	11,381,643	0.001%
2063	11,381,489	-0.005%
2062	11,382,109	0.02%
2061	11,379,849	0.01%
2060	11,378,661	0.02%
2059	11,376,317	0.03%
2058	11,372,527	0.05%
2057	11,367,109	0.05%
2056	11,361,843	0.06%
2055	11,354,884	0.07%
2054	11,347,343	0.09%
2053	11,336,678	0.12%
2052	11,322,876	0.14%
2051	11,306,983	0.17%
2050	11,287,973	0.17%
2049	11,268,461	0.19%
2048	11,247,615	0.2%
2047	11,225,655	0.2%
2046	11,202,749	0.21%
2045	11,178,920	0.22%
2044	11,153,887	0.23%
2043	11,128,417	0.23%
2042	11,102,505	0.21%
2041	11,078,898	0.22%
2040	11,054,498	0.21%
2039	11,031,322	0.2%
2038	11,008,943	0.2%
2037	10,987,323	0.21%
2036	10,964,438	0.21%
2035	10,941,953	0.21%
2034	10,919,289	0.22%
2033	10,895,104	0.23%
2032	10,869,796	0.23%
2031	10,844,434	0.26%
2030	10,815,888	0.29%
2029	10,784,274	0.33%
2028	10,749,191	0.36%
2027	10,710,226	0.39%
2026	10,668,870	0.45%
2025	10,621,495	0.49%
2024	10,569,709	0.31%
2023	10,536,632	0.47%
2022	10,486,941	0.68%
2021	10,415,811	0.6%
2020	10,353,442	0.73%
2019	10,278,887	1.02%
2018	10,175,214	1.17%
2017	10,057,698	1.36%
2016	9,923,085	1.26%
2015	9,799,186	1.06%
2014	9,696,110	1%
2013	9,600,379	0.85%
2012	9,519,374	0.74%
2011	9,449,213	0.76%
2010	9,378,126	0.86%
2009	9,298,515	0.86%
2008	9,219,637	0.78%
2007	9,148,092	0.74%
2006	9,080,505	0.56%
2005	9,029,572	0.4%
2004	8,993,531	0.39%
2003	8,958,229	0.37%
2002	8,924,958	0.33%
2001	8,895,960	0.27%
2000	8,872,109	0.16%
1999	8,857,874	0.08%
1998	8,850,974	0.06%
1997	8,846,062	0.06%
1996	8,840,998	0.16%
1995	8,826,939	0.53%
1994	8,780,745	0.71%
1993	8,718,561	0.58%
1992	8,668,067	0.59%
1991	8,617,375	0.68%
1990	8,558,835	0.78%
1989	8,492,964	0.67%
1988	8,436,489	0.46%
1987	8,397,804	0.33%
1986	8,369,829	0.23%
1985	8,350,386	0.17%
1984	8,336,605	0.09%
1983	8,329,033	0.05%
1982	8,325,263	0.06%
1981	8,320,503	0.12%
1980	8,310,531	0.2%
1979	8,293,678	0.22%
1978	8,275,599	0.29%
1977	8,251,540	0.36%
1976	8,222,286	0.36%
1975	8,192,437	0.4%
1974	8,159,955	0.29%
1973	8,136,312	0.17%
1972	8,122,300	0.3%
1971	8,098,334	0.69%
1970	8,042,801	0.94%
1969	7,968,072	0.71%
1968	7,912,273	0.56%
1967	7,867,931	0.77%
1966	7,807,797	0.96%
1965	7,733,853	0.95%
1964	7,661,354	0.75%
1963	7,604,328	0.57%
1962	7,561,588	0.55%
1961	7,519,998	0.47%
1960	7,484,656	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Sweden has a population of 10.7M as of 2026, compared to 9.92M in 2016, 9.08M in 2006, and 8.84M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.76% per year. Sweden is ranked 121st 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 2046) Sweden will have 11,202,749 people (4.89% growth) with a rank change from 91st to 93rd.

By the year 2100, Sweden's population is projected to grow by 6.34% from its current level to 11.4M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	47,079
2024	-	-	50,115
2023	60,478	5,269	55,209
2022	69,442	10,487	58,955
2021	74,861	22,914	51,947
2020	51,797	14,495	37,302
2019	98,316	25,697	72,619
2018	110,920	23,403	87,517
2017	126,809	24,138	102,671
2016	145,034	25,800	119,234
2015	104,052	23,518	80,534
2014	103,833	26,179	77,654
2013	89,801	23,041	66,760
2012	73,822	20,943	52,879
2011	67,782	21,733	46,049
2010	76,495	25,320	51,175
2009	85,025	21,387	63,638
2008	74,891	18,439	56,452
2007	70,459	15,552	54,907
2006	67,111	15,436	51,675
2005	36,060	9,030	27,030
2004	35,735	9,893	25,842
2003	35,432	6,271	29,161
2002	32,257	893	31,364
2001	27,077	-1,779	28,856
2000	22,238	-2,662	24,900
1999	7,739	-6,201	13,940
1998	7,784	-3,541	11,325
1997	2,508	-3,539	6,047
1996	7,541	1,768	5,773
1995	21,331	9,710	11,621
1994	71,741	20,196	51,545
1993	53,649	20,924	32,725
1992	49,112	28,605	20,507
1991	54,613	29,299	25,314
1990	64,768	29,100	35,668
1989	69,194	24,629	44,565
1988	45,250	15,186	30,064
1987	33,092	11,757	21,335
1986	24,417	9,206	15,211
1985	15,639	4,175	11,464
1984	12,003	3,335	8,668
1983	2,938	833	2,105
1982	4,189	1,665	2,524
1981	4,873	1,664	3,209
1980	15,858	5,818	10,040
1979	18,871	4,976	13,895
1978	17,945	4,138	13,807
1977	30,954	7,426	23,528
1976	28,546	8,222	20,324
1975	31,310	14,746	16,564
1974	32,881	23,664	9,217
1973	14,858	24,409	-9,551
1972	14,909	28,428	-13,519
1971	33,917	31,583	2,334
1970	77,805	30,563	47,242
1969	72,728	23,904	48,824
1968	39,403	30,858	8,545
1967	52,775	41,700	11,075
1966	70,206	45,286	24,920
1965	77,301	44,857	32,444
1964	69,549	45,968	23,581
1963	46,750	35,741	11,009
1962	39,873	30,246	9,627
1961	45,233	30,832	14,401
1960	28,773	27,693	1,080

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 21.4% of the population change in Sweden is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 2,272,158 residents or 21.4% of the population were not native-born in Sweden, compared to 1,372,074 and 14.6% in 2010.

Sweden population clock

	Sweden	Rank
Current population	10680056	91/197
Percent of world population	0.13%	91/197
One net population change	15.9 minutes	117/197
One birth every	5.25 minutes	105/196
One death every	5.54 minutes	84/196
Daily growth/decline	+91	117/197
Annual growth/decline	+33,077	117/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.31%	149/197
One migration net change every	11.2 minutes	22/196
Annual migration change	+47,079	22/196
Foreign-born residents	2,272,158	34/195
Foreign-born share of population	21.4%	28/195

Largest cities by population

Sweden
City	Population
Stockholm	985K
Gothenburg	675K
Malmo	339K
Uppsala	175K
Vasteras	132K
Orebro	129K
Linkoping	117K
Helsingborg	116K
Jonkoping	103K
Lund	98.3K

Sweden population statistics

	Sweden	World
Life expectancy	83.7 years	73.8 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	67.8 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Sweden.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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