According to preliminary data, Sweden’s total intramural expenditure on research and development (R&D) amounted to SEK 233.7 billion in 2025 and the number of persons employed in R&D activities amounted to 108 852 full-time equivalents. R&D intensity, i.e. R&D expenditure as a share of GDP, is estimated at 3.51 percent.
In Sweden, there are approximately 1.2 million families with children under the age of 18. Seven out of ten are nuclear families, two out of ten are families with a single parent, and just under one in ten are reconstituted families. It is most common for families to have one or two children, a pattern that applies to more than eight in ten families with children.
Gross Regional Product (GRP) increased in twelve of Sweden’s counties in 2024, with the largest increase recorded in Blekinge County. Stockholm County continued to have the highest GRP per capita, GRP per employed person, and disposable income per capita. Gross fixed capital formation increased in four out of eight NUTS2 regions.
Statistics Sweden (SCB) annually publishes the Regional Matching Indicators (RMI), which highlight the supply and demand of educated labor at the regional level. The statistics also show how well individuals’ current occupations align with their educational background. The RMI is intended to serve as a support tool in regional efforts for skills provision. In several updated tables, data are now also presented at the municipal level to enable more detailed analyses.
The Swedish National Wealth increased by SEK 181 billion in 2025 and amounted to SEK 40,394 billion at year-end.