Sweden

273 measures for Sweden across 24 topics, from Eurostat, FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, OECD, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 2019 and 2026, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.

World region: Europe & Central Asia World Bank income group: High income EU member state ISO code: SWE

Key facts

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Population and ageing

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Population on 1 January 10,587,710 people 2025 · Eurostat Population by age and sex 10,587,710 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude birth rate 9.2 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude death rate 8.7 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Total fertility rate 1.43 births per woman 2024 · Eurostat Population aged 65 and over 20.8% 2025 · Eurostat Median age of the population 41.2 years 2025 · Eurostat Old-age dependency ratio 33.4 per 100 working-age people 2025 · Eurostat Natural population change 0.5 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Population estimates and projections 10,551,494 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 39.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.43 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.56% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 10,596,620 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.25% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 20.9% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 16.7% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.43 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 9.3 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 8.6 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 89.1% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 1.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 60.3 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 26.0 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.50% 2025 · World Bank

Migration and citizenship

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Employment and occupations

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Wages and labour costs

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Economy and productivity

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Prices and purchasing power

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Housing and households

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Education and skills

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Health and healthcare

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Life expectancy at birth 83.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 2.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 187 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 466 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 64.6% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 10.9%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Practising nurses 1,114 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Healthy life years at birth 67.5 years 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at age 65 21.3 years 2024 · Eurostat Adults with obesity 14.7% 2019 · Eurostat Daily smokers 7.4% 2019 · Eurostat Life expectancy estimates and projections 83.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 20.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 70.6 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 85 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 7.33 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 17.5% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 30.2% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 12.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 7.6% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 10.7% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 95% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 16.8% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 117.4 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 7.79 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 84.1 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 85.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 82.6 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 11.2% 2024 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 2.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 2.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 4 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 4.41 per 1,000 people 2021 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.9 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Measles immunisation 93% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 20.3% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 13.4% 2024 · World Bank Health spending per person US$6,485 per person 2024 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 5.8% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 1.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 3 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank

Internet and digital society

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Business and industry

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Trade and investment

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Tourism and accommodation

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Transport and mobility

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Energy and electricity

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Climate and emissions

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Air quality and ecosystems

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Water, sanitation and waste

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Agriculture, food and fisheries

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Poverty and social protection

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Government finance and taxation

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Science and innovation

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Crime, justice and public safety

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Culture, society and wellbeing

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Regions of Sweden

Regional figures from Eurostat for the 8 NUTS 2 regions of Sweden.