Population 1970–2023 and projection 2024–2070

Population by sex and country of birth 1970–2023 and projection 2024–2070

In 1969, the population of Sweden reached 8 million inhabitants. 35 years later, in 2004, it surpassed 9 million. In the years after, the growth rate increased significantly, and the 10 million mark was reached in 2017. Since then, the growth has decelerated to about half the speed of the 00s and 10s. According to the latest projection, it will remain at this level for the next few decades and the Swedish population will reach 11 million in 2040. In the the final year of the projection, 2070, the expected size of the population is 11,8 million.

In 2015, there were more men than women in Sweden for the first time. Considering only those born in Sweden, there were more men than women in 2010. In 2019 there were more men than women among foreign born. For the entire projection period, it is expected that there will be more men than women, both among those born in Sweden and among foreign born.

In the short term, this projection can be regarded as a population forecast. In the long term, the projection should be regarded as precisely a projection of the population in the case that current behaviour and trends continue in the future. Furthermore, an assumption is made that regulations that apply today will continue to apply throughout the projection period. Already in the short term, changes in society or in the world around us may mean that projection conditions will change.