Population estimates and projections in Sweden

Sweden had an estimated population of 10,551,494 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Sweden, 2023 (latest estimate) 10,551,494 People
Change from 2022 +0.6% 2022: 10,487,338 people
Projection for 2030 10,841,810 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 11,309,630 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 11,366,896 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 89th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Sweden over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Sweden
2100 11,366,896 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 11,382,279 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 11,392,754 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 11,413,014 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 11,431,817 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 11,422,318 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 11,403,528 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 11,395,218 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 11,391,496 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 11,370,582 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 11,309,630 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 11,202,872 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 11,078,602 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 10,964,978 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 10,841,810 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 10,656,633 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 10,551,494 people
2022 10,487,338 people
2021 10,416,132 people
2020 10,353,686 people
2019 10,279,125 people
2018 10,175,404 people
2017 10,057,862 people
2016 9,923,280 people
2015 9,799,482 people
2014 9,696,433 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 10,487,338 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 9,600,620 people, the figure has changed by +9.9%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Sweden has the 89th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Sweden
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024