Alcohol consumption in Sweden
Recorded alcohol consumption in Sweden was 7.33 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Sweden, 2024
7.33
Change from 2023
−0.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.24 litres
Position in 2024
49th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Sweden over time
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Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.33 litres |
| 2023 | 7.39 litres |
| 2022 | 7.56 litres |
| 2021 | 7.60 litres |
| 2020 | 7.47 litres |
| 2019 | 7.14 litres |
| 2018 | 7.19 litres |
| 2017 | 7.04 litres |
| 2016 | 7.15 litres |
| 2015 | 7.13 litres |
| 2014 | 7.20 litres |
| 2013 | 7.32 litres |
| 2012 | 7.23 litres |
| 2011 | 7.31 litres |
| 2010 | 7.38 litres |
| 2009 | 7.31 litres |
| 2008 | 7.02 litres |
| 2007 | 6.98 litres |
| 2006 | 6.81 litres |
| 2005 | 6.53 litres |
| 2004 | 6.51 litres |
| 2003 | 6.88 litres |
| 2002 | 6.88 litres |
| 2001 | 6.50 litres |
| 2000 | 6.43 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8% from 7.39 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.20 litres, the figure has changed by +1.8%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 49th highest value.
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Life expectancy at birth
83.8 years
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Infant mortality rate
2.0 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
187 per 100,000 people
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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)
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