Population aged 0 to 14 in Sweden

16.7% of the population of Sweden was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2011.

Measure: Share of population aged 0 to 14 Unit: % of total population Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Sweden, 2025 16.7% % of total population
Change from 2024 −0.3percentage points 2024: 17.0%
European Union, 2025 14.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 14.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 156th of 217 See the full ranking

Population aged 0 to 14 in Sweden over time

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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of population aged 0 to 14 (% of total population), 2001 to 2025
Period SwedenEuropean Union
2025 16.7% 14.2%
2024 17.0% 14.4%
2023 17.2% 14.6%
2022 17.5% 14.8%
2021 17.7% 14.9%
2020 17.7% 15.0%
2019 17.8% 15.1%
2018 17.8% 15.2%
2017 17.7% 15.2%
2016 17.5% 15.2%
2015 17.3% 15.2%
2014 17.2% 15.3%
2013 17.0% 15.3%
2012 16.8% 15.4%
2011 16.7% 15.4%
2010 16.6% 15.4%
2009 16.6% 15.4%
2008 16.7% 15.5%
2007 16.9% 15.6%
2006 17.1% 15.7%
2005 17.4% 15.9%
2004 17.7% 16.1%
2003 17.9% 16.3%
2002 18.1% 16.5%
2001 18.3% 16.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 17.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 17.3%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 156th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 14.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Sweden
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects