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Upcoming publishing: 2023-04-12
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
10,523,709
Reference period: January 2023
0.6 %
compared with the same period previous year
Statistical news
Single-person households without children the most common
2023-03-22
The number of households in Sweden at the end of 2022 was 4 883 800. In 2022, the number of households increased by 52 000, or 1.1 percent. The relative increase in households was greater than Sweden's population growth, which means that the average household size decreased somewhat from 2.16 persons in 2021 to 2.15 persons in 2022.
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Population statistics - Year
Name Type Date Population in the country, counties and municipalities on 31 December 2021 and Population Change in 2021 Table 2022-02-22 Population in the country, counties and municipalities on 31 December 2022 and Population Change in 2022 Table 2023-02-22 Population 100 years and older 2022 Excel file 2023-02-22 Sweden's 50 largest municipalities 2022 Table 2023-02-22 Population by landscape by December 31 2021 Table 2022-03-22 Population by landscape by December 31 2022 Table 2023-03-22 -
Population statistics - Month, quarter, half year
Name Type Date Population statistics 2023 Table 2023-03-08 Population Statistics 2020-2023 (month) and 1998-2022 (year) Table 2023-03-08 Population statistics - Quarter 4, 2022 Table 2023-02-22 Population statistics - Quarter 1, 2021 - quarter 3, 2022 Excel file 2022-09-05 Population statistics - July - December 2022 Table 2023-02-22 Preliminary population statistics for Sweden, first six months of 2010-2022 Table 2022-08-18 -
Population statistics - Summary
Name Type Date Summary of Population Statistics 1960–2022 Table 2023-03-22 Population and Population Changes 1749–2022 Table 2023-02-22 Population in Sweden 31 December 2021 Municipal comparative figures Excel file 2022-02-22 Population in Sweden 31 December 2022 Municipal comparative figures Excel file 2023-02-22 -
Births and deaths
Name Type Date Live births and stillbirths 2022 by birth, gender and mother's age Excel file 2023-03-22 Age-specific fertility rates 1751 - 2022 Excel file 2023-02-22 Preliminary statistics on deaths Excel file 2023-03-08 Life expectancy 1751–2022 Table 2023-03-22 Municipalities with the highest Life expectancy at birth, 2018-2022 compared to 2013-2017 Excel file 2023-03-22 -
Migration - Domestic and foreign
Name Type Date Domestic migration by type 1998 - 2022 Excel file 2023-02-22 Immigration to Sweden first half of 2022, preliminary statistics Table 2022-08-18 Emigration from Sweden first half of 2022, preliminary statistics Table 2022-08-18 Immigration and emigration first half of each year Excel file 2022-09-05 Immigrations to Sweden 2022 and 2021 by sex and top 20 countries of birth 2022 Table 2023-02-22 Emigration from Sweden 2022 and 2021 by sex and top 20 countries of birth 2022 Table 2023-02-22 Immigration 2022 by Country of Birth, sex and Country of Emigration Excel file 2023-02-22 Emigration 2022 by Country of Birth, sex and Country of Immigration Excel file 2023-02-22 Immigration 2022 by County, Municipality and Country of Birth Excel file 2023-02-22 Emigrations to "OB" and "unknown country" during 1999-2022 and quarterly 2022 Excel file 2023-02-22 -
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 2022 Table 2023-03-22 Foreign-born by Country of birth, sex and year of immigration 31 December 2022 Excel file 2023-02-22 Foreign born population by county, municipality, sex and country of birth December 31 2022 Excel file 2023-02-22 Population by country of birth and country of Origin, 31 December 2022, total Excel file 2023-03-22 -
Household
Name Type Date Number of persons by type of household, flows between 2021 and 2022 Excel file 2023-03-22 Number of persons by Household status, flows between 2021 and 2022 Excel file 2023-03-22 Persons by type of household, background and sex 31 December 2022 Excel file 2023-03-22 Persons by type of household, household status and sex 31 December 2022 Excel file 2023-03-22 -
Adopted
Name Type Date Newly adopted persons 2013-2022 Table 2023-03-22 -
Asylum seeker
Name Type Date Asylum seekers 2002-2022 Table 2023-02-22 Asylum seekers and applicants under the Temporary Protection Directive Excel file 2023-03-22 -
Circular migration (not being updated)
Tables in the Statistical Database
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Number of inhabitants
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Summary of vital events
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Live births
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Deaths
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Migration - internal and external
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Mean population
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Foreign-born persons
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Foreign citizens
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Foreign/Swedish background
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Changes of citizenship
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Average age
Name Date Average age of the population by region and sex. Year 1998 - 2022 2023-03-22 Average age and median age in sweden by sex. Year 1968 - 2022 2023-02-22 -
Married, divorced and widowed
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Registered partnership
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Household
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Adoptees
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Circular migration - Old tables, not updated
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Asylum-seekers
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Population density
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Publications
| Title | Language | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Together – integration in Swedish society | Swedish | Rapport | 2005-04-25 |
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