Population statistics

Upcoming publishing: 2025-08-21

Population statistics show population size and population changes, such as the number of births, deaths, and immigration and emigration and are available by county, municipality, sex, age, civil status, country of birth and country of citizenship. The statistics are based on data on registered persons that the Swedish Tax Agency supplies to Statistics Sweden.

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Key figures for Sweden

Population

10 591 058

Reference period: May 2025

0.4 %

compared with the same period previous year

Statistical news

Sharp increase in the number of registered Ukrainian citizens during 2024

2025-03-21

At the end of 2024, 35 500 Ukrainian citizens were registered in Sweden, which is an increase of 28 900 people compared to 2023. However, the total number of foreign citizens registered in Sweden decreased by 12 300 people, or 1.5 percent compared to the previous year. Citizens of Syria were the group that decreased the most, 6 500 people.

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Tables and graphs

Population statistics - Year

Name	Type	Date
Population in the country, counties and municipalities on 31 December 2024 and Population Change in 2024	Table	2025-02-21
Population in the country, counties and municipalities on 31 December 2023 and Population Change in 2023	Table	2024-02-22
Number and proportion of elderly people in the population	Excel file	2025-02-21
Sweden's 50 largest municipalities 2024	Table	2025-02-21
Population by landscape by December 31 2023	Table	2024-03-22
Population by landscape by December 31 2024	Table	2025-03-21

Population statistics - Month, quarter, half year

Name	Type	Date
Population statistics 2024 (not updated*)	Table	2025-02-21
Population Statistics 2021-2024 (month) and 1998-2024 (year) (Not updated*)	Table	2025-02-21
Preliminary population statistics for Sweden, first six months of 2010–2024	Table	2024-08-20
Population statistics - Quarter 1, 2025	Table	2025-05-13
Population statistics - Quarter 1, 2021 - Quarter 4, 2024	Excel file	2022-09-05

Population statistics - Summary

Name	Type	Date
Sweden's population in summary 1960-2024	Table	2025-03-21
Population and Population Changes 1749–2024	Table	2025-02-21
Population in Sweden 31 December 2023 Municipal comparative figures	Excel file	2024-02-22
Population in Sweden 31 December 2024 Municipal comparative figures	Excel file	2025-02-21

Births and deaths

Name	Type	Date
Live births and stillbirths 2024 by birth, gender and mother's age	Excel file	2025-03-21
Age-specific fertility rates 1751 - 2024	Excel file	2025-02-21
Preliminary statistics on deaths	Excel file	2023-05-11
Life expectancy 1751–2024	Table	2025-03-21
Municipalities with the highest Life expectancy at birth, 2020-2024 compared to 2015-2019	Excel file	2025-03-21

Migration - Domestic and foreign

Name	Type	Date
Immigration to Sweden first half of 2024, preliminary statistics	Table	2024-08-20
Emigration from Sweden first half of 2024, preliminary statistics	Table	2024-08-20
Immigration and emigration first half of each year, 2020-2022	Excel file	2022-09-05
Domestic migration by type 1998 - 2024	Excel file	2025-02-21
Immigrations to Sweden 2024 and 2023 by sex and top 20 countries of birth 2024	Table	2025-02-21
Emigration from Sweden 2024 and 2023 by sex and top 20 countries of birth 2024	Table	2025-02-21
Immigration 2024 by Country of Birth, sex and Country of Emigration	Excel file	2025-02-21
Emigration 2024 by Country of Birth, sex and Country of Immigration	Excel file	2025-02-21
Immigration 2024 by County, Municipality and Country of Birth	Excel file	2025-02-21
Emigration to non-existent (OB) and unknown country of emigration 1998–2025	Excel file	2025-05-13

Foreign born, citizenship and foreign/Swedish background

Name	Type	Date
Population in Sweden by Country/Region of Birth, Citizenship and Swedish/Foreign background, 31 December 2024	Table	2025-03-21
Foreign-born by Country of birth, sex and year of immigration 31 December 2024	Excel file	2025-02-21
Foreign born population by county, municipality, sex and country of birth December 31 2024	Excel file	2025-02-21
Population by country of birth and country of Origin, 31 December 2024, total	Excel file	2025-03-21

Household

Name	Type	Date
Number of persons by type of household, flows between 2023 and 2024	Excel file	2025-03-21
Number of persons by Household status, flows between 2023 and 2024	Excel file	2025-03-21
Persons by type of household, background and sex 31 December 2024	Excel file	2025-03-21
Persons by type of household, household status and sex 31 December 2024	Excel file	2025-03-21

Adopted

Name	Type	Date
Newly adopted persons 2015-2024, by one or two adoptive parents and region of birth	Table	2025-03-21

Asylum seeker

Name	Type	Date
Asylum seekers 2002-2024	Table	2025-02-21
Asylum seekers and applicants under the Temporary Protection Directive	Excel file	2025-07-08

Circular migration (not being updated)

Name	Type	Date
Number of migrations and migrants during the period 2010-2019 by country of birth and number of migrations	Excel file	2021-09-07
Circular Migrants by Region of Birth, Region of emi-/immigration and sex, period 2010-2019	Excel file	2021-09-07
Circular migrants, by sex, background, region of birth and migration region, period 2010-2019	Excel file	2021-09-07
Circular Migrants by Region of Birth and sex, period 2010-2019	Excel file	2021-06-07
Circular Migrants by age and sex, period 2010-2019	Excel file	2021-06-07
Circular Migrants by Region of Birth, Age and Sex, period 2010-2019	Excel file	2021-06-07
Number of migrants in the period 2010-2019, by region of birth and time between first and most recent migration	Excel file	2021-09-07
Circular Migrants by Region of Citizenship, Region of emi-/immigration and sex, period 2010-2019	Excel file	2021-09-07
Population by level of education, type of migrant and sex	Table	2021-06-07
Population by field of education SUN 2000, type of migrant and sex	Table	2021-06-07
Number of Persons age 20 - 64 with at least one migration during the period 2010-2019 by Region of Birth, sex, number of Migrations and Total income from employment and business 2019	Excel file	2021-06-07
Number of Circular Migrants age 20 - 64 by Region of Birth, Sex and Total income from employment and business 2019	Excel file	2021-06-07

Tables in the Statistical Database

Number of inhabitants

Name	Date
Population per month by region, age and sex. Year 2025M01 - 2025M05	2025-07-08
Population per month by region, age and sex. Year 2000M01 - 2024M12	2025-02-21
Population by age and sex. Year 1860 - 2024	2025-02-21
Population by region, marital status, age and sex. Year 1968 - 2024	2025-02-21
Population by district, Landscape or Part of the country by sex. Year 2015 - 2024	2025-03-21
Population 1 November by region, age and sex. Year 2002 - 2024	2024-12-10
Dependency ratio by region. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-03-21

Summary of vital events

Name	Date
Population statistics by region and sex. Month 2025M01 - 2025M05	2025-07-08
Population statistics by region and sex. Month 2000M01 - 2024M12	2025-02-21
Definitive Population Statistics by sex. Month 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Births and deaths per month by sex. Year 1851 - 2024	2025-02-21
Population statistics per quarter/half year/year by region and sex. Year 2025	2025-05-16
Population statistics per quarter/half year/year by region and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Population and population changes in Sweden by sex. Year 1749 - 2024	2025-02-21

Live births

Name	Date
Births by region, Mother’s age and child’s sex. Year 1968 - 2024	2025-02-21
Mean age at birth of child by live-birth order, region and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-05-13
Crude birth rate. The ratio of the number of live births to the average population by region. Year 2010 - 2024	2025-02-21
Fertility rates by mother´s age and region. Year 2013 - 2024	2025-03-21
Total fertility rate by region and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-05-13

Deaths

Name	Date
Deaths by region, age and sex. Week 2025V01 - 2025V21	2025-07-08
Deaths by region, age and sex. Week 1999V52 - 2024V52	2025-02-21
Deaths per month by region, Region of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Deaths by region, age (the year of birth) and sex. Year 1968 - 2024	2025-02-21
Deaths by region, age (during the year) and sex. Year 1968 - 2024	2025-02-21
Live births, stillbirths and infant mortality rates by sex.Year 1749 - 2024	2025-03-21
Stillborn by region, age of the mother and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Infant mortality by sex. Year 1946 - 2024	2025-03-21
Infant mortality rate by sex and region. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-03-21
Mortality rate per 1,000 of the mean population by age and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-03-21
Mortality rate per 1,000 of the mean population by region, age and sex. Year 2013 - 2024	2025-03-21
Life expectancy at birth by region and sex 1998-2002 - 2020-2024	2025-03-21
Life expectancy by county and sex 1966-1970 - 2020-2024	2025-03-21
Life table by sex and age. Year 1960 - 2024	2025-03-21
Life table (5 years) by sex and age. Year 1989-1993 - 2020-2024	2025-03-21

Migration - internal and external

Name	Date
Migration by region, age and sex. Year 1997 - 2024	2025-02-21
Migration by region, age and sex. Year 1968-1996 1968 - 1996	1997-02-05
Migration by region of birth, region, age and sex. Year 2002 - 2024	2025-03-21
Internal migration between counties by sex and county.Year 2000 - 2024	2025-03-21
Domestic migration by type, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Immigrations and emigrations by country of birth and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Immigrations and emigrations by country of citizenship and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Immigrations and emigrations by country of emi-/immigration, region of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Immigrations (except citizens from Nordic countries) by grounds for settlement, birth and sex. Year 2001 - 2010	2011-05-23
Immigrations (except citizens from Nordic countries) by grounds for settlement, country of citizenship and sex. Year 2004 - 2024	2025-03-21
Immigrations (except citizens from Nordic countries) by grounds for settlement (grouped), country of citizenship, age and sex. Year 2004 - 2024	2025-03-21

Mean population

Name	Date
Mean population (by year of birth) by region, age and sex. Year 2006 - 2024	2025-02-21
Mean population by region, marital status, age and sex. Year 2006 - 2024	2025-02-21

Foreign-born persons

Name	Date
Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Population by region, country of birth and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Swedish and foreign-born population by region, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Foreign-born by country of birth and year since last immigration. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-03-21
Population by grouped country of birth and Human Development Index. Year 2009 - 2024	2025-02-21

Foreign citizens

Name	Date
Foreign citizens by country of citizenship, age and sex. Year 1973 - 2024	2025-03-21
Foreign citizens by region, age in ten year groups and sex. Year 1973 - 2024	2025-03-21
Population by group of citizenship and Human Development Index. Year 2009 - 2024	2025-02-21

Foreign/Swedish background

Name	Date
Number of persons with foreign or Swedish background (detailed division) by region, age and sex. Year 2002 - 2024	2025-03-21
Number of persons with foreign or Swedish background (rough division) by region, age and sex. Year 2002 - 2024	2025-03-21

Changes of citizenship

Name	Date
Number of persons who have acquired Swedish citizenship by region, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-03-21
Number of persons who have acquired Swedish citizenship per quarter by country of citizenship and sex. Year 2025	2025-05-13
Number of persons who have acquired Swedish citizenship per quarter by country of citizenship and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21

Average age

Name	Date
Average age and median age in sweden by sex. Year 1968 - 2024	2025-02-21
Average age and median age of the population by region and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Average age of the population by region and sex. Year 1998 - 2024	2025-03-21

Married, divorced and widowed

Name	Date
Number of marriages and divorces per month by region. Year 2025	2025-07-08
Number of marriages and divorces per month by region. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Number of marriages and divorces by region and type. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Newly married, divorced and widowed by region, marital status, type of couple, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-02-21
Average age at marriage by sex. Year 1871 - 2024	2025-03-21
The marriages average duration in years at divorce respectively death, by region. Year 1998 - 2024	2025-03-21

Registered partnership

Name	Date
Partnership by region, marital status and sex, Year 1998 - 2024	2025-03-21
Changing in partnership by region, marital status and sex, Year 1995 - 2024	2025-03-21

Household

Name	Date
Number of persons and households and persons by households by region. Year 2011 - 2024	2025-03-21
Number of households and persons by region, type of household and number of children. Year 2011 - 2024	2025-03-21
Number and percentage of persons and households by region and household size. Year 2011 - 2024	2025-03-21
Number of persons by region, age, type of household, number of children and sex. Year 2011 - 2024	2025-03-21
Number of persons by region, age, household status and sex. Year 2011 - 2024	2025-03-21
Number of persons by type of household, household status, age and sex. Year 2011 - 2024	2025-03-21
Number of persons by household status, background and sex. Year 2011 - 2024	2025-03-21
Number of households and persons by region, type of household (rough division), number of children and age of youngest child. Year 2011 - 2024	2025-03-21

Adoptees

Name	Date
Adopted persons by sex, region of birth, number of adoptive parents and year of birth. Year 2000 - 2024	2025-03-21

Circular migration - Old tables, not updated

Name	Date
Number of migrations by country of migration, region of birth, total number of migrations, type of migration and sex. Period 2000-2009 - 2010-2019	2021-09-07
International migrations by country of birth, sex and number of migrations. Period 2000-2009 - 2010-2019	2021-09-07

Asylum-seekers

Name	Date
Asylum-seekers by country of citizenship and sex. Month, quarter, half year, whole year. Year 2002 - 2025	2025-07-08
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors by sex, age, citizenship. Month, quarter, half year, whole year. Year 2002 - 2025	2025-07-08
Asylum-seekers in the Swedish Migration Agency´s receptions system by citizenship, age and sex. Year 2002 - 2024	2025-03-21

Population density

Name	Date
Population density per sq. km, population and land area by region and sex. Year 1991 - 2024	2025-02-21

Key figures

Name	Date
Key figures, populations statistics 2016M09 - 2025M05	2025-07-08

Regional statistics at a lower level than municipality (DeSO/RegSO)

Name	Date
Number of households per region by type of household. Year 2011 - 2024	2025-05-09
Population per region by citizenship and sex. Year 2010 - 2024	2025-05-09
Population per region by marital status and sex. Year 2010 - 2024	2025-05-09
Population per region by foreign or Swedish background and sex. Year 2010 - 2024	2025-05-09
Population per region by region of birth and sex. Year 2010 - 2024	2025-05-09
Population per region by sex. Year 2010 - 2024	2025-05-09
Population per region by age and sex. Year 2010 - 2024	2025-05-09

Publications

Title	Language	Type	Date
Together – integration in Swedish society	Swedish	Rapport	2005-04-25

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