Harmonised data that follows the INSPIRE Directive, with grids adapted to the European reference system ETRS89, can be retrieved through the downloading service at the Geodata Portal. There are additional formats here with simpler sets of variables and grids adapted to the national reference system SWEREF99TM.

The source of the statistics is Statistics Sweden’s Total Population Register, which is updated annually. Coordinates are retrieved from Lantmäteriet.

Available statistics

• Total population
• Population by age in five-year intervals
• Population by sex

To avoid divulging data that may be attributable to an individual, a statistical method is used. One consequence of the method is that the reported totals are not always equal to the sum of their reported components.

How you may use Statistics Sweden’s open geodata

Statistics for multiple years and with other groupings can be ordered from Statistics Sweden.

Geospatial data services

All Statistics Sweden’s open geospatial data are available through WMS and WFS services for direct access in GIS clients. The datasets are available in the following Services:

WMS (Web Map Service)
https://geodata.scb.se/geoserver/stat/wms?service=wms&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities 

WFS (Web Feature Service)
https://geodata.scb.se/geoserver/stat/wfs?service=wfs&version=1.1.0&request=GetCapabilities

A guide on how to connect to the services is available in SCB:s öppna geodata via WMS- och WFS-tjänster (pdf) (in Swedish).

Download geospatial data

If you prefer to download the data in geopackage format, you can use the links below.