Stockholm, Sweden Population 2024

Stockholm's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,719,600In 1950, the population of Stockholm was 741,082Stockholm has grown by 19,530 in the last year, which represents a 1.15% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Stockholm, which typically includes Stockholm's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden and the most populous city of Scandinavia. With a history going back to the 13th century, Stockholm has long been the cultural, economic, and political center of the region. Stockholm is located across 14 islands on the coast southeast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake Malaren. As of 2018, Stockholm has an estimated population of 935,000.

Population Density of Stockholm

The population of Stockholm is estimated at 910,000 in 2016 with a population density of 4,800 people per square kilometer, or 13,000 per square mile. The Stockholm metropolitan area has 26 municipalities with a population of more than 2.2 million, while the Stockholm urban area has an estimated population of 1.4 million. The following are major municipalities in Metropolitan Stockholm:

  • Stockholm: 910,000
  • Huddinge: 105,311
  • Nacka: 97,986
  • Sodertalje: 93,202
  • Botkyrka: 89,425
  • Haninge: 83,866

Size of Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm accounts for 22% of Sweden's total population. The region considered Stockholm has changed over time. At the end of the 1800s, Stockholm was only what is today the City Centre, about 14 square miles of land and one-fifth of the current area. Now, the city proper encompasses 188 km² (73 sq mi) while the metro area sprawls outward to 6,519 km² (2,517 sq mi).

Stockholm Population Demographics

About 27% of Stockholmers are immigrants or of non-Swedish background. About 15% of the city is foreign-born, which is the highest of any Nordic city. Many immigrants are concentrated in the city's suburbs, with a wide variety of languages spoken in Greater Stockholm, including: Swedish, Finnish, English, Bosnian, Arabic, Syriac, Kurdish, Persian, Dutch, Turkish, Spanish, Croation and Serbian. The largest foreign-born groups are Finns (18,000), Iraqis (16,400), Iranian (11,600).

Over the last few years, there have been clashes between native-born residents and newly arrived immigrants. In 2013, the city was in flames after hundreds of immigrant youths rioted for four nights. The unrest and rioting has been especially high in immigrant neighborhoods like the Husby suburb, and many say Sweden is failing to effectively integrate its huge and growing immigrant population.

The average age of a Stockholm resident is 38.8 years old, with just over 40% of the population between the age of 20 and 44.

Stockholm Population Growth

Its estimated that Stockholm will hit a population of 3 million by 2045, largely due to migrants from Afghanistan and Syria. If a study conducted by Stockholm Regional Growth, Environment and Planning is right, the growth means Stockholm will need an additional 2,000 preschools within a decade, as well as more housing.

The Stockholm municipality itself should grow to one million by 2019, six years earlier than a study from 2011 had predicted. This growth is attributed to immigration exclusively.

Country
Sweden
Growth Rate
1.15%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20351,873,340
20341,862,180
20331,850,730
20321,838,870
20311,826,520
20301,813,590
20291,800,000
20281,785,710
20271,770,650
20261,754,720
20251,737,760
20241,719,600
20231,700,070
20221,679,050
20211,656,570
20201,632,800
20191,608,040
20181,582,970
20171,553,180
20161,523,950
20151,495,200
20141,467,020
20131,439,380
20121,412,300
20111,385,650
20101,359,970
20091,335,200
20081,310,910
20071,287,000
20061,263,550
20051,247,970
20041,239,940
20031,231,940
20021,224,000
20011,216,110
20001,205,720
19991,192,850
19981,180,130
19971,167,550
19961,155,130
19951,137,630
19941,115,380
19931,093,570
19921,072,210
19911,051,210
19901,038,260
19891,033,010
19881,027,790
19871,022,580
19861,017,410
19851,012,260
19841,007,150
19831,002,040
1982996,974
1981991,930
1980991,681
1979996,217
19781,000,770
19771,005,340
19761,009,920
19751,014,540
19741,019,180
19731,023,830
19721,028,500
19711,033,210
19701,095,850
19691,080,220
19681,064,830
19671,049,620
19661,034,640
19651,002,810
1964955,839
1963910,946
1962868,218
1961827,495
1960804,595
1959797,998
1958791,464
1957784,983
1956778,565
1955772,181
1954765,859
1953759,588
1952753,377
1951747,200
1950741,082

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950741,0820%0
1951747,2000.83%6,118
1952753,3770.83%6,177
1953759,5880.82%6,211
1954765,8590.83%6,271
1955772,1810.83%6,322
1956778,5650.83%6,384
1957784,9830.82%6,418
1958791,4640.83%6,481
1959797,9980.83%6,534
1960804,5950.83%6,597
1961827,4952.85%22,900
1962868,2184.92%40,723
1963910,9464.92%42,728
1964955,8394.93%44,893
19651,002,8104.91%46,971
19661,034,6403.17%31,830
19671,049,6201.45%14,980
19681,064,8301.45%15,210
19691,080,2201.45%15,390
19701,095,8501.45%15,630
19711,033,210-5.72%-62,640
19721,028,500-0.46%-4,710
19731,023,830-0.45%-4,670
19741,019,180-0.45%-4,650
19751,014,540-0.46%-4,640
19761,009,920-0.46%-4,620
19771,005,340-0.45%-4,580
19781,000,770-0.45%-4,570
1979996,217-0.45%-4,553
1980991,681-0.46%-4,536
1981991,9300.03%249
1982996,9740.51%5,044
19831,002,0400.51%5,066
19841,007,1500.51%5,110
19851,012,2600.51%5,110
19861,017,4100.51%5,150
19871,022,5800.51%5,170
19881,027,7900.51%5,210
19891,033,0100.51%5,220
19901,038,2600.51%5,250
19911,051,2101.25%12,950
19921,072,2102%21,000
19931,093,5701.99%21,360
19941,115,3801.99%21,810
19951,137,6301.99%22,250
19961,155,1301.54%17,500
19971,167,5501.08%12,420
19981,180,1301.08%12,580
19991,192,8501.08%12,720
20001,205,7201.08%12,870
20011,216,1100.86%10,390
20021,224,0000.65%7,890
20031,231,9400.65%7,940
20041,239,9400.65%8,000
20051,247,9700.65%8,030
20061,263,5501.25%15,580
20071,287,0001.86%23,450
20081,310,9101.86%23,910
20091,335,2001.85%24,290
20101,359,9701.86%24,770
20111,385,6501.89%25,680
20121,412,3001.92%26,650
20131,439,3801.92%27,080
20141,467,0201.92%27,640
20151,495,2001.92%28,180
20161,523,9501.92%28,750
20171,553,1801.92%29,230
20181,582,9701.92%29,790
20191,608,0401.58%25,070
20201,632,8001.54%24,760
20211,656,5701.46%23,770
20221,679,0501.36%22,480
20231,700,0701.25%21,020
20241,719,6001.15%19,530
20251,737,7601.06%18,160
20261,754,7200.98%16,960
20271,770,6500.91%15,930
20281,785,7100.85%15,060
20291,800,0000.8%14,290
20301,813,5900.75%13,590
20311,826,5200.71%12,930
20321,838,8700.68%12,350
20331,850,7300.64%11,860
20341,862,1800.62%11,450
20351,873,3400.6%11,160

Stockholm Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Stockholm1,719,6001.15%
Gothenburg637,8801.01%
Malmo336,6161%

Other Cities in Sweden

  1. Statistics Sweden - Sweden population data and statistics
  2. City of Stockholm - Official website of the City of Stockholm

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