Sweden Population (LIVE)

10,644,674
Sweden Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Sweden is 10,644,579 as of Friday, April 4, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Sweden 2025 population is estimated at 10,656,633 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 (67 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 410,340 Km² (158,433 sq. miles).
  • 87.36% of the population is urban (9,309,134 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Sweden is 40.3 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Sweden (2025 and historical)

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

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

Life Expectancy
83.6 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
1.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
2.4

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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.