Demographics of Sweden

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date13 Oct 2024

As of 2024, the population of Sweden is projected at 10.61 million, compared to 10.55 million in 2023. It ranks 90th in the world by population and 13th in Europe. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.49 percent, the 143rd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 5.34 million males and 5.26 million females in Sweden. The percentage of the male population is 50.37%, compared to 49.63% of the female population. Sweden has 78k more males than females. The sex ratio in Sweden in 2024 will be 101.475 males per 100 females. Sweden is in the 182th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Sweden population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19503,495,8713,520,6957,016,5650.8799.295
19553,619,4703,642,8597,262,3290.7699.358
19603,733,9123,750,6847,484,5960.3699.553
19653,861,2713,871,7377,733,0070.9899.730
19704,016,1754,026,6058,042,7800.9599.741
19754,074,5884,118,0528,192,6410.3998.945
19804,117,6914,192,7788,310,4690.1898.209
19854,123,8594,226,3858,350,2440.1997.574
19904,227,9394,330,6298,558,5670.7497.629
19954,361,0114,465,2928,826,3020.2497.665
20004,386,5424,485,5598,872,1010.2497.793
20054,476,6734,553,0979,029,7710.4098.321
20104,669,7434,708,4899,378,2320.8099.177
20154,901,7074,897,7759,799,4811.06100.080
20205,209,4705,144,21710,353,6860.50101.268
20215,242,0075,174,12410,416,1310.70101.312
20225,279,7785,207,56010,487,3380.66101.387
20235,313,5295,237,96510,551,4940.56101.443
20245,342,3375,264,66210,606,9990.49101.475
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195071.13933.1722.286
195572.58634.0642.248
196073.03735.1132.170
196573.87335.2042.401
197074.66434.3921.921
197574.97834.3201.767
198075.74335.1041.672
198576.69136.7111.734
199077.58937.3542.121
199578.82237.4751.730
200079.73938.3551.542
200580.62139.2231.772
201081.51939.7441.973
201582.18439.9441.847
202082.42739.5601.671
202183.02039.6431.668
202283.04639.7281.538
202383.26239.9131.430
202483.42440.1241.434
  • Total
  • Crude

Sweden death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195070,184115,28710.00316.431
195568,690106,7979.45814.706
196075,090100,84110.03313.473
196578,111121,62410.10115.728
197079,999109,5789.94713.624
197588,156103,34610.76012.614
198091,77196,59311.04311.623
198594,05298,07411.26311.745
199095,102122,84911.11214.354
199593,929103,28210.64211.702
200093,40690,02910.52810.147
200591,953101,12910.18311.199
201090,681114,2619.66912.184
201590,973114,0149.28311.635
202098,379112,6979.50210.885
202191,914113,2368.82410.871
202294,672104,8559.0279.998
202393,94497,9158.9039.280
202495,76897,4899.0299.191
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Sweden

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19504,607,1882,402,72465.724
19555,030,7112,231,91269.269
19605,424,0752,058,46872.490
19655,968,4941,777,17977.056
19706,527,1981,527,71881.034
19756,781,6271,415,71382.730
19806,909,7671,406,57183.087
19856,945,2091,412,44383.100
19907,119,4961,447,88883.100
19957,407,0141,429,40683.824
20007,462,8911,418,74984.026
20057,621,2891,417,33484.319
20107,986,9341,403,23485.056
20158,450,6111,312,95486.553
20208,904,7621,216,92487.977
20218,989,8071,198,31288.238
20229,072,5281,179,89488.492
20239,153,1181,161,70788.738
20249,231,9091,143,80188.976
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Sweden population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 281,592 266,536 548,129 5.17 105.649
05-09 318,360 300,205 618,566 5.83 106.048
10-14 326,685 308,302 634,987 5.99 105.963
15-19 319,485 300,863 620,347 5.85 106.190
20-24 310,734 283,233 593,967 5.60 109.710
25-29 329,969 302,488 632,457 5.96 109.085
30-34 398,180 377,913 776,092 7.32 105.363
35-39 374,276 354,250 728,525 6.87 105.653
40-44 339,065 322,032 661,097 6.23 105.289
45-49 327,827 315,710 643,537 6.07 103.838
50-54 337,895 329,423 667,318 6.29 102.572
55-59 344,653 336,097 680,750 6.42 102.546
60-64 302,091 298,526 600,617 5.66 101.194
65-69 272,265 276,283 548,548 5.17 98.546
70-74 250,316 263,053 513,370 4.84 95.158
75-79 242,088 264,563 506,651 4.78 91.505
80-84 157,878 185,171 343,049 3.23 85.261
85-89 76,114 108,730 184,844 1.74 70.003
90-94 26,932 52,882 79,814 0.75 50.928
95-99 5,439 16,123 21,562 0.20 33.734
100+ 492 2,279 2,771 0.03 21.588
Total 5,342,336 5,264,662 10,606,998 101.475