Population growth in Sweden remains low in the first six months of 2021 In the first six months of 2021, Sweden’s population increased by 29 953 people, which is 5 152 more than in the corresponding period in 2020. On 30 June 2021, the population of Sweden was 10 409 248. Compared with last year, the number of births in the first six months of 2021 was marginally higher, while the number of deaths was considerably lower. Furthermore, immigration decreased and emigration increased compared with last year. The main reason for a larger population growth in 2021 than in 2020 was that the adjustment item was exceptionally large because a large volume of immigrations in the fourth quarter of 2020 were not reported to Statistics Sweden until after the final 2020 population registers were established. 2021-08-18 • Population statistics
Smallest population increase in 15 years In 2020, 80 175 people were granted Swedish citizenship, which is 25 percent more than in 2019. A majority of the new Swedish citizens were men, although women accounted for the largest increase. Both immigration and average life expectancy were affected in the wake of the pandemic. In 2020, immigration to Sweden declined by 29 percent. The largest decrease in relative terms was among refugees/persons eligible for subsidiary protection and family members of refugees. Immigration from both these groups dropped by more than 50 percent in 2020 compared with the previous year. The large number of deaths in 2020 led the average life expectancy of men to drop the same level as in 2016. The average life expectancy of women was affected to a somewhat smaller extent, and fell to the same level as in 2018. This was the largest decline in average life expectancy between two years since the 1940s. 2021-03-18 • Population statistics
Smallest population increase in 15 years Sweden’s population was 10 379 295 people at the end of 2020. Women accounted for 49.7 percent and men accounted for 50.3 percent of the population. In 2020, the population increased by 51 706 people, which was the smallest population growth since 2005 and nearly half as large as last year. This smaller population increase was due to lower natural decrease as well as lower net migration. The number of immigrants in 2020 was at the lowest level since 2005. At the same time, slightly more people emigrated in 2020 than a year earlier. 2021-02-22 • Population statistics
Low population growth in Sweden during the coronavirus pandemic By mid-2020, there were 10 352 390 persons registered in the population in Sweden (of whom 49.7 percent were women and 50.3 percent were men). The population growth in the first six months of the year was 24 801 persons, which was the lowest population increase since 2005. The low population growth is the result of a substantial drop in immigration and a higher number of deaths during the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, the number of both births and emigrants fell marginally compared with the first six months of 2019. This led to a halving of both immigration and birth surplus. 2020-08-19 • Population statistics
Number of circular migrants in Sweden has increased The statistics show that around 5 200 foreign born persons aged 20-64 years in the population are defined in Sweden as circular migrants. More than one in three are born in Asia. 2020-05-12 • Population statistics
