Sweden Population (LIVE)

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Sweden Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Sweden is 10,695,454 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Sweden 2026 population is estimated at 10,701,047 people at mid-year.
  • Sweden population is equivalent to 0.13% of the total world population.
  • Sweden ranks number 91 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Sweden is 26 per Km² (68 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 410,340 Km² (158,433 sq. miles).
  • 87.70% of the population is urban (9,384,900 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Sweden is 40.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Sweden (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Sweden Global Rank
2026 10,701,047 0.42% 44,414 42,755 40.4 1.45 26 87.7% 9,384,900 0.13% 8,300,678,395 91
2025 10,656,633 0.47% 49,634 47,079 40.3 1.44 26 87.4% 9,309,134 0.13% 8,231,613,070 91
2024 10,606,999 0.53% 55,505 50,115 40.1 1.43 26 87% 9,231,909 0.13% 8,161,972,572 90
2023 10,551,494 0.61% 64,156 55,209 39.9 1.43 26 86.7% 9,153,118 0.13% 8,091,734,930 90
2022 10,487,338 0.64% 66,826 58,955 39.7 1.54 26 86.5% 9,072,528 0.13% 8,021,407,192 88
2020 10,353,686 1.11% 110,841 37,302 39.6 1.67 25 86% 8,904,762 0.13% 7,887,001,292 90
2015 9,799,481 0.88% 84,250 80,534 39.9 1.85 24 86.2% 8,450,611 0.13% 7,470,491,872 90
2010 9,378,232 0.76% 69,692 51,175 39.7 1.97 23 85.2% 7,986,934 0.13% 7,021,732,148 90
2005 9,029,771 0.35% 31,534 27,030 39.2 1.77 22 84.4% 7,621,289 0.14% 6,586,970,132 88
2000 8,872,101 0.1% 9,160 24,900 38.4 1.54 22 84.1% 7,462,891 0.14% 6,171,702,993 81
1995 8,826,302 0.62% 53,547 11,621 37.5 1.73 22 83.9% 7,407,014 0.15% 5,758,878,982 80
1990 8,558,567 0.49% 41,665 35,668 37.4 2.12 21 83.2% 7,119,496 0.16% 5,327,803,110 77
1985 8,350,244 0.1% 7,955 11,464 36.7 1.73 20 83.2% 6,945,209 0.17% 4,868,943,465 73
1980 8,310,469 0.29% 23,566 10,040 35.1 1.67 20 83.1% 6,909,767 0.19% 4,447,606,236 68
1975 8,192,641 0.37% 29,972 16,564 34.3 1.77 20 82.8% 6,781,627 0.20% 4,070,735,277 64
1970 8,042,780 0.79% 61,955 47,242 34.4 1.92 20 81.2% 6,527,198 0.22% 3,694,683,794 64
1965 7,733,007 0.66% 49,682 32,444 35.2 2.4 19 77.2% 5,968,494 0.23% 3,334,533,703 63
1960 7,484,596 0.6% 44,453 1,080 35.1 2.17 18 72.5% 5,424,075 0.25% 3,015,470,894 60
1955 7,262,329 0.69% 49,153 17,304 34.1 2.25 18 69.3% 5,030,711 0.27% 2,740,213,792 54

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Sweden Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Sweden Global Rank
2030 10,841,810 0.35% 37,035 37,429 41.3 1.46 26 89.2% 9,669,297 0.13% 8,569,124,911 90
2035 10,964,978 0.23% 24,634 35,144 42.7 1.48 27 91% 9,976,509 0.12% 8,885,210,181 91
2040 11,078,602 0.21% 22,725 33,995 43.7 1.5 27 92.6% 10,259,265 0.12% 9,177,190,203 94
2045 11,202,872 0.22% 24,854 31,440 43.8 1.51 27 94.1% 10,543,315 0.12% 9,439,639,668 93
2050 11,309,630 0.19% 21,352 31,031 44.1 1.52 28 95.8% 10,837,418 0.12% 9,664,378,587 93

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Sweden Demographics (2026)

Life Expectancy
83.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
1.7

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
2.3

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Sweden

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025)
1 Stockholm 1,500,093
2 Gothenburg 562,945
3 Malmo 318,242
4 Uppsala 134,252
5 Handen 130,076
6 Västerås 104,382
7 Helsingborg 103,402
8 Örebro 96,017
9 Lund 91,993
10 Norrköping 85,414
11 Linköping 83,305
12 Södertälje 67,151
13 Umeå 65,813
14 Jönköping 64,131
15 Ekerö 53,246
16 Eskilstuna 52,213
17 Borås 50,436
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Notes

The Sweden Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Sweden delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Sweden (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Sweden in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.