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Sweden
The largest Scandinavian country stretches from temperate farmland in the south to Arctic wilderness in the north. The capital Stockholm, spread across 14 islands, is renowned for design, innovation, and quality of life. Sweden is famous for engineering, design, IKEA, Spotify, and a strong tradition of neutrality.
Major cities: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala
2024
10.6M
UN
2050
11.3M
UN
2100
11.4M
UN
~2200
9.0M
GPU
~2500
5.0M
GPU
Population10.6M
Fertility (TFR)1.43
Life expectancy83.4
Median age39.9
Infant mortality2.0 per 1,000
Pop. density26/km²
Urbanization89%
Youth share (0-14)17%
Land area407,270 km²
LanguageSwedish
ReligionChristian
HDI0.959 (#5)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.02M | 2.29 | 71.1 | 16.4 | 10.0 | +16K | 0.6% |
| 1955 | 7.26M | 2.25 | 72.6 | 14.7 | 9.5 | +17K | 0.5% |
| 1960 | 7.48M | 2.17 | 73.0 | 13.5 | 10.0 | +1K | 0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.73M | 2.40 | 73.9 | 15.7 | 10.1 | +32K | 0.6% |
| 1970 | 8.04M | 1.92 | 74.7 | 13.6 | 9.9 | +47K | 0.4% |
| 1975 | 8.19M | 1.77 | 75.0 | 12.6 | 10.8 | +17K | 0.2% |
| 1980 | 8.31M | 1.67 | 75.7 | 11.6 | 11.0 | +10K | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.35M | 1.73 | 76.7 | 11.7 | 11.3 | +11K | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.56M | 2.12 | 77.6 | 14.4 | 11.1 | +36K | 0.3% |
| 1995 | 8.83M | 1.73 | 78.8 | 11.7 | 10.6 | +12K | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.87M | 1.54 | 79.7 | 10.1 | 10.5 | +25K | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.03M | 1.77 | 80.6 | 11.2 | 10.2 | +27K | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.38M | 1.97 | 81.5 | 12.2 | 9.7 | +51K | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.80M | 1.85 | 82.2 | 11.6 | 9.3 | +81K | 0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.4M | 1.67 | 82.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | +37K | 0.1% |
| 2024Now | 10.6M | 1.43 | 83.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | +50K | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.7M | 1.44 | 83.6 | 9.1 | 9.1 | +47K | 0.0% |
| 2030 | 10.8M | 1.46 | 84.3 | 8.7 | 9.5 | +37K | -0.1% |
| 2035 | 11.0M | 1.48 | 84.9 | 8.9 | 10.0 | +35K | -0.1% |
| 2040 | 11.1M | 1.50 | 85.6 | 9.4 | 10.3 | +34K | -0.1% |
| 2045 | 11.2M | 1.51 | 86.2 | 9.6 | 10.2 | +31K | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 11.3M | 1.52 | 86.8 | 9.3 | 10.3 | +31K | -0.1% |
| 2055 | 11.4M | 1.53 | 87.3 | 8.7 | 10.6 | +29K | -0.2% |
| 2060 | 11.4M | 1.55 | 87.9 | 8.3 | 10.8 | +30K | -0.3% |
| 2065 | 11.4M | 1.55 | 88.4 | 8.3 | 10.9 | +30K | -0.3% |
| 2070 | 11.4M | 1.56 | 89.0 | 8.5 | 10.9 | +31K | -0.2% |
| 2075 | 11.4M | 1.56 | 89.5 | 8.7 | 11.1 | +31K | -0.2% |
| 2080 | 11.4M | 1.57 | 90.1 | 8.7 | 11.4 | +28K | -0.3% |
| 2085 | 11.4M | 1.57 | 90.6 | 8.5 | 11.5 | +29K | -0.3% |
| 2090 | 11.4M | 1.57 | 91.2 | 8.3 | 11.1 | +30K | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 11.4M | 1.58 | 91.7 | 8.2 | 10.9 | +27K | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 11.4M | 1.58 | 92.2 | 8.3 | 11.2 | +27K | -0.3% |