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Sweden

Population

10,714,613

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
91st
Share of world
0.13%
Annual change
+44,4140.42%

Population of Sweden

6M8M10M12M14M16M18M20M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202610.7M2050 projection11.3M↑ 6% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 10,714,613. 2050 projection: 11,309,630.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Sweden. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202610,701,0470.42%91
202510,656,6330.47%91
202010,353,6860.73%90
201910,279,1251.02%90
201810,175,4051.17%89
201710,057,8621.36%90
20159,799,4811.06%90
20109,378,2320.85%90
20059,029,7710.40%88
20008,872,1010.16%81

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Stockholm is home to 1,004,498 people, 9.39% of Sweden's population.

City population1M400K200K
Stockholm 1.0MGothenburg 622.2KMalmo 374.9KUppsala 255.5KLinkoping 170.0KVasteras 163.4KOrebro 162.0KHelsingborg 153.8KJonkoping 150.3KNorrkoping 145.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Stockholm1.0M9.39%
2Gothenburg622.2K5.81%
3Malmo374.9K3.50%
4Uppsala255.5K2.39%
5Linkoping170.0K1.59%
6Vasteras163.4K1.53%
7Orebro162.0K1.51%
8Helsingborg153.8K1.44%
9Jonkoping150.3K1.40%
10Norrkoping145.8K1.36%

Sweden by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Sweden is home to an estimated 10,714,613 people, the 91st largest population in the world.
Daily change
Sweden has a net population change of approximately 114 people per day, driven by 264 births, 267 deaths, and net immigration of 117 people.
Share of world
Sweden makes up 0.13% of the world's population and 1.44% of Europe's.
Density
26.3 people per km² of land (68.0 per mi²), ranking 193rd among countries and territories.
Urban living
89.08% of people live in urban areas.

Sweden Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 528100+ years, female: 2,33495–99 years, male: 5,82895–99 years, female: 16,36790–94 years, male: 28,91090–94 years, female: 53,59085–89 years, male: 83,95185–89 years, female: 115,98780–84 years, male: 181,08880–84 years, female: 210,56775–79 years, male: 234,73575–79 years, female: 257,80570–74 years, male: 249,48970–74 years, female: 261,27865–69 years, male: 275,35565–69 years, female: 278,29560–64 years, male: 324,73160–64 years, female: 319,36355–59 years, male: 336,01955–59 years, female: 328,59150–54 years, male: 338,55950–54 years, female: 328,92845–49 years, male: 328,67645–49 years, female: 315,49040–44 years, male: 349,47540–44 years, female: 329,45535–39 years, male: 394,26035–39 years, female: 374,68030–34 years, male: 374,60030–34 years, female: 354,31425–29 years, male: 324,50125–29 years, female: 288,75220–24 years, male: 325,56420–24 years, female: 305,79415–19 years, male: 332,20715–19 years, female: 313,00110–14 years, male: 326,42010–14 years, female: 307,3935–9 years, male: 313,1645–9 years, female: 295,9540–4 years, male: 264,5730–4 years, female: 250,480100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

41.5 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

83.7 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.39%

Female

49.61%

Life expectancy 82Life expectancy 85.5

Ethnicity

79.6%

Swedish

  • Swedish79.6%
  • Other15.8%
  • Syrian1.9%
  • Iraqi1.4%
  • Finnish1.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2022 est.

data represent the population by country of birth

Religion

53.9%

Church of Sweden (Lutheran), the largest religion

  • Church of Sweden (Lutheran)53.9%
  • None or Unspecified37.2%
  • Other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist)8.9%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Sweden United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. GeoNames - Locations used in the city population map.
  5. Statistics Sweden
  6. Statistics Sweden