Sweden's population in summary 1960-2023
| 2023 | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1995 | 1990 | 1985 | 1980 | 1975 | 1970 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population on 31 December |
10 551 707 | 10 379 295 | 9 851 017 | 9 415 570 | 9 047 752 | 8 882 792 | 8 837 496 | 8 590 630 | 8 358 139 | 8 317 937 | 8 208 442 | 8 081 229 | 7 497 967 |
Men |
5 312 519 | 5 222 847 | 4 930 966 | 4 690 244 | 4 486 550 | 4 392 753 | 4 366 071 | 4 244 017 | 4 127 110 | 4 119 822 | 4 081 263 | 4 035 911 | 3 740 119 |
Women |
5 239 188 | 5 156 448 | 4 920 051 | 4 725 326 | 4 561 202 | 4 490 039 | 4 471 425 | 4 346 613 | 4 231 029 | 4 198 115 | 4 127 179 | 4 045 318 | 3 757 848 |
Number of persons, 0-17 years |
2 176 224 | 2 189 403 | 2 025 077 | 1 919 094 | 1 934 239 | 1 937 779 | 1 967 138 | 1 880 316 | 1 844 497 | 1 977 226 | 2 012 638 | 2 007 012 | 2 046 306 |
Persons aged 0-17 years in %
of total population |
20.6 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 27.3 |
Number of persons, 65 years and above |
2 174 752 | 2 088 086 | 1 947 227 | 1 737 246 | 1 565 377 | 1 530 887 | 1 543 332 | 1 526 196 | 1 454 111 | 1 362 099 | 1 250 785 | 1 113 239 | 887 964 |
Persons aged 65 years and above in % of total population |
20.6 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 11.8 |
Number of persons, 70 years and above |
1 631 033 | 1 551 352 | 1 358 296 | 1 189 561 | 1 145 116 | 1 152 628 | 1 144 141 | 1 082 978 | 1 011 420 | 919 311 | 811 814 | 713 860 | 564 089 |
Persons aged 70 years and above in % of total population |
15.5 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 7.5 |
Household units [1] |
4 931 974 | 4 776 239 | 4 481 746 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 830 037 | 3 670 340 | 3 497 801 | 3 324 956 | 3 050 354 | 2 582 151 |
Average number of residents per
household [2] |
2.13 | 2.17 | 2.19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.14 | 2.23 | 2.32 | 2.41 | 2.59 | 2.84 |
Swedish citizens |
9 707 612 | 9 473 972 | 9 068 184 | 8 782 278 | 8 567 853 | 8 405 480 | 8 305 699 | 8 106 926 | 7 969 498 | 7 896 270 | 7 798 548 | 7 669 949 | 7 307 346 |
Foreign citizens [3] |
844 095 | 905 323 | 782 833 | 633 292 | 479 899 | 477 312 | 531 797 | 483 704 | 388 641 | 421 667 | 409 894 | 411 280 | 190 621 |
Proportion of foreign citizens (%) |
8.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
Persons who became Swedish citizens [11] |
67 789 | 80 175 | 48 249 | 32 197 | 39 270 | 43 173 | 31 993 | 16 770 | 20 498 | 20 833 | 16 705 | 11 539 | 8 452 |
Foreign-born |
2 170 627 | 2 046 731 | 1 676 264 | 1 384 929 | 1 125 790 | 1 003 798 | 936 022 | 790 445 | 655 649 | 626 953 | 550 451 | 537 585 | 299 879 |
Proportion foreign-born (%) |
20.6 | 19.7 | 17.0 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 4.0 |
Foreign-born who are Swedish citizens |
1 401 971 | 1 227 977 | 969 494 | 818 574 | 711 906 | 609 189 | 497 312 | 398 534 | 352 437 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Proportion foreign-born who are Swedish citizens (%) |
64.6 | 60.0 | 57.8 | 59.1 | 63.2 | 60.7 | 53.1 | 50.4 | 53.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Swedish-born with two foreign-born
parents |
696 049 | 639 309 | 510 756 | 412 960 | 337 568 | 284 449 | 224 494 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Foreign back-ground [4] |
2 866 676 | 2 686 040 | 2 187 020 | 1 797 889 | 1 463 358 | 1 288 247 | 1 160 516 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Proportion foreign background (%) [4] |
27.2 | 25.9 | 22.2 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 14.5 | 13.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Population growth |
30 151 | 51 706 | 103 662 | 74 888 | 36 360 | 21 366 | 21 115 | 63 594 | 15 518 | 14 927 | 31 751 | 76 872 | 35 827 |
Population growth (per 1000 inhabitants) |
2.9 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 9.5 | 4.8 |
Births |
100 051 | 113 077 | 114 870 | 115 641 | 101 346 | 90 441 | 103 422 | 123 938 | 98 463 | 97 064 | 103 632 | 110 150 | 102 219 |
Crude birth rate (per 1000) |
9.5 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
Total fertility rate [5] |
1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
Deaths |
94 385 | 98 124 | 90 907 | 90 487 | 91 710 | 93 461 | 93 955 | 95 161 | 94 032 | 91 800 | 88 208 | 80 026 | 75 093 |
Crude death rate (per 1000) |
9.0 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Life expectancy, men [6] |
81.6 | 80.6 | 80.3 | 79.5 | 78.4 | 77.4 | 76.2 | 74.8 | 73.8 | 72.8 | 72.1 | 72.2 | 71.2 |
Life expectancy, women [6] |
84.9 | 84.3 | 84.0 | 83.5 | 82.8 | 82.0 | 81.5 | 80.4 | 79.7 | 78.8 | 77.9 | 77.1 | 74.9 |
Infant mortality rate (per 1000) |
2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 16.6 |
In-migration |
94 514 | 82 518 | 134 240 | 98 801 | 65 229 | 58 659 | 45 887 | 60 048 | 33 127 | 39 426 | 44 133 | 77 326 | 26 143 |
In-migrants (per 1000 inhabitants) |
9.0 | 8.0 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 3.5 |
Out-migration |
73 434 | 48 937 | 55 830 | 48 853 | 38 118 | 34 091 | 33 984 | 25 196 | 22 036 | 29 839 | 27 249 | 28 635 | 15 138 |
Out-migrants (per 1000 inhabitants) |
7.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
Marriages [7] |
44 190 | 37 591 | 52 314 | 56 555 | 48 218 | 43 138 | 33 642 | 40 477 | 38 297 | 37 569 | 44 103 | 43 278 | 50 149 |
Divorces [8] |
21 231 | 25 619 | 24 876 | 25 151 | 20 747 | 22 082 | 22 528 | 19 357 | 19 763 | 19 887 | 25 383 | 12 943 | 8 958 |
Registered partnership [9] |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 593 | 357 | 665 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Deregistered partnership [10] |
27 | 42 | 80 | 223 | 134 | 101 | 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
* The most important data in the Population Statistics. At the very bottom of this page, there is a link to an Excel-file containing statistics for more years than what is reported in the Table above.
1. Source, up to and including 1990: Population & Housing Census. Source since 2011: Household dwellings according to the dwelling register.
2. Since 2011 calculations are based on persons for whom there is information about households.
3. Persons with dual citizenship, of which one is Swedish, are not included.
4. Foreign background include foreign-born and Swedish-born with two foreign-born parents.
5. Since 2004, the total fertility rate (TFR) is calculated for individual years. Previously, the TFR was calculated for age groups of 5 years.
In 2016 were there some small changes in the calculation method. Even though TFR is unchanged for most years has TFR for 2000-2015 been revised.
6. The life expectancy tables for the years 2006 to 2011 have been revised in 2012 after a change in the method to even out the death risks for the oldest persons.
7. The model for calculating the number of marriages have been revised during 2015 and the information for the years 2000 and later has been adjusted. As a result of this change, the number of marriages has increased by roughly 10 percent compared to previously.
From 1 May 2009 onwards including same-sex marriages and partnerships switched to marriages.
8. The model for calculating the number of divorces have been revised during 2015 and the information for the years 2000 and later has been adjusted. As a result of this change, the number of divorces has increased by roughly 5 percent compared to previously.
From 1 May 2009 onwards including divorces between persons in same-sex marriages.
9. Number of partners who registered partnership. From 1 May 2009 onwards it is not possible to register partnership in Sweden.
10. Number of partners who deregistered their partnership.
11. For the years 2000 -2014 has the statistics been revised. Up to and including 1999 the information refers to the number of changes to new Swedish citizenship. This means that a person was counted twice if he/she gave up two different foreign citizenships and became a Swedish citizen.
Definitions and explanations
The total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children a women would have if current fertility rates remained constant.
