Summary of Population Statistics 1960–2017
Population on 31 December |
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 | 1980 | 1970 | 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 120 242 | 9 995 153 | 9 851 017 | 9 747 355 | 9 644 864 | 9 555 893 | 9 482 855 | 9 415 570 | 8 882 792 | 8 590 630 | 8 317 937 | 8 081 229 | 7 497 967 | |
Men |
5 082 662 | 5 013 347 | 4 930 966 | 4 872 240 | 4 814 357 | 4 765 905 | 4 726 834 | 4 690 244 | 4 392 753 | 4 244 017 | 4 119 822 | 4 035 911 | 3 740 119 |
Women |
5 037 580 | 4 981 806 | 4 920 051 | 4 875 115 | 4 830 507 | 4 789 988 | 4 756 021 | 4 725 326 | 4 490 039 | 4 346 613 | 4 198 115 | 4 045 318 | 3 757 848 |
Number of persons, 0-17 years |
2 121 598 | 2 076 407 | 2 025 077 | 1 985 282 | 1 952 478 | 1 928 121 | 1 919 206 | 1 919 094 | 1 937 779 | 1 880 316 | 1 977 226 | 2 007 012 | 2 046 306 |
Persons aged 0-17 years in %
of total population |
21.0 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 27.3 |
Number of persons, 65 years and above |
2 006 146 | 1 976 857 | 1 947 227 | 1 912 884 | 1 872 207 | 1 828 283 | 1 784 668 | 1 737 246 | 1 530 887 | 1 526 196 | 1 362 099 | 1 113 239 | 887 964 |
Persons aged 65 years and above in % of total population |
19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 13.8 | 11.8 |
Household units [1] |
4 593 508 | 4 536 214 | 4 481 746 | 4 432 614 | 4 389 007 | 4 360 368 | 4 345 582 | 3 830 037 | 3 497 801 | 3 050 354 | 2 582 151 | ||
Average number of residents per
household [2] |
2.20 | 2.20 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.14 | 2.32 | 2.59 | 2.84 | ||
Swedish citizens |
9 222 906 | 9 143 204 | 9 068 184 | 9 007 920 | 8 950 202 | 8 888 661 | 8 827 755 | 8 782 278 | 8 405 480 | 8 106 926 | 7 896 270 | 7 669 949 | 7 307 346 |
Foreign citizens [3] |
897 336 | 851 949 | 782 833 | 739 435 | 694 662 | 667 232 | 655 100 | 633 292 | 477 312 | 483 704 | 421 667 | 411 280 | 190 621 |
Proportion of foreign citizens in % |
8.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
Foreign-born |
1 877 050 | 1 784 497 | 1 676 264 | 1 603 551 | 1 533 493 | 1 473 256 | 1 427 296 | 1 384 929 | 1 003 798 | 790 445 | 626 953 | 537 585 | 299 879 |
Proportion foreign-born in % |
18.5 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 4.0 |
Foreign-born who are Swedish citizens |
1 064 041 | 1 012 941 | 969 494 | 937 016 | 908 913 | 875 227 | 841 179 | 818 574 | 609 189 | 398 534 | |||
Proportion foreign-born who are Swedish citizens in % |
56.7 | 56.8 | 57.8 | 58.4 | 59.3 | 59.4 | 58.9 | 59.1 | 60.7 | 50.4 | |||
Swedish-born with two foreign-born
parents |
561 957 | 535 805 | 510 756 | 488 655 | 467 697 | 448 736 | 430 253 | 412 960 | 284 449 | ||||
Foreign back-ground [4] |
2 439 007 | 2 320 302 | 2 187 020 | 2 092 206 | 2 001 190 | 1 921 992 | 1 857 549 | 1 797 889 | 1 288 247 | ||||
Proportion foreign background in % [4] |
24.1 | 23.2 | 22.2 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 14.5 | ||||
Births |
115 416 | 117 425 | 114 870 | 114 907 | 113 593 | 113 177 | 111 770 | 115 641 | 90 441 | 123 938 | 97 064 | 110 150 | 102 219 |
Crude birth rate (per 1000) |
11.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
Total fertility rate [5] |
1.78 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 1.54 | 2.14 | 1.68 | 1.94 | 2.17 |
Deaths |
91 972 | 90 982 | 90 907 | 88 976 | 90 402 | 91 938 | 89 938 | 90 487 | 93 461 | 95 161 | 91 800 | 80 026 | 75 093 |
Crude death rate (per 1000) |
9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Life expectancy, men [6] |
80.7 | 80.6 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 79.5 | 77.4 | 74.8 | 72.8 | 72.2 | 71.2 |
Life expectancy, women [6] |
84.1 | 84.1 | 84.0 | 84.1 | 83.7 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 83.5 | 82.0 | 80.4 | 78.8 | 77.1 | 74.9 |
Infant mortality rate (per 1000) |
2.41 | 2.49 | 2.45 | 2.18 | 2.69 | 2.59 | 2.10 | 2.54 | 3.42 | 5.96 | 6.91 | 11.00 | 16.62 |
In-migration |
144 489 | 163 005 | 134 240 | 126 966 | 115 845 | 103 059 | 96 467 | 98 801 | 58 659 | 60 048 | 39 426 | 77 326 | 26 143 |
In-migrants (per 1000 inhabitants) |
14.5 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 9.6 | 3.5 |
Out-migration |
45 620 | 45 878 | 55 830 | 51 237 | 50 715 | 51 747 | 51 179 | 48 853 | 34 091 | 25 196 | 29 839 | 28 635 | 15 138 |
Out-migrants (per 1000 inhabitants) |
4.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
Population growth |
125 089 | 144 136 | 103 662 | 102 491 | 88 971 | 73 038 | 67 285 | 74 888 | 21 366 | 63 594 | 14 927 | 76 872 | 35 827 |
Population growth (per 1000 inhabitants) |
12.5 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 4.8 |
Marriages [7] |
52 497 | 53 817 | 52 314 | 53 113 | 51 610 | 56 240 | 53 013 | 56 555 | 43 138 | 40 477 | 37 569 | 43 278 | 50 149 |
Divorces [8] |
24 210 | 24 258 | 24 876 | 26 143 | 26 933 | 25 005 | 24 884 | 25 151 | 22 082 | 19 357 | 19 887 | 12 943 | 8 958 |
Registered partnership [9] |
. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 357 | ||||
Deregistered partnership [10] |
78 | 72 | 80 | 93 | 130 | 146 | 171 | 223 | 101 | ||||
Persons who became Swedish citizens [11] |
68 898 | 60 343 | 48 249 | 42 918 | 49 632 | 49 746 | 36 328 | 32 197 | 43 173 | 16 770 | 20 833 | 11 539 | 8 452 |
* The most important data in the Population Statistics. At the very bottom of this page, there is a link to an Excel-file containing statistics for more years then what is reported in the Table above.
1. Source, up to and including 1990: Population & Housing Census. Source since 2011: Household dwellings according to the dwelling register.
2. Since 2011 calculations are based on persons for whom there is information about households.
3. Persons with dual citizenship, of which one is Swedish, are not counted.
4. Foreign background include foreign-born and swedish-born with two foreign-born parents.
5. Since 2004, the total fertility rate (TFR) is calculated for individual years. Previously, the TFR was calculated for age groups of 5 years.
6. The life expectancy tables for the years 2006 to 2011 have been revised in 2012 after a change in the method to even out the death risks for the oldest persons.
7. The model for calculating the number of marriages has been revised during 2015 and the information for the years 2000 and later has been adjusted. As a result of this change, the number of marriages has increased by roughly 10 percent compared to previously. From 1 May 2009 onwards including same-sex marriages and partnerships switched to marriages.
8. The model for calculating the number of divorces has been revised during 2015 and the information for the years 2000 and later has been adjusted. As a result of this change, the number of divorces has increased by roughly 5 percent compared to previously. From 1 May 2009 onwards including divorces between persons in same-sex marriages.
9. Number of partners who registered partnership. From 1 May 2009 onwards it is not possible to register partnership in Sweden.
10. Number of partners who deregistered their partnership.
11. The information for the years 2000 and later has been revised during 2015. Up to and including 1999 the information refers to the number of changes to new Swedish citizenship. This means that a person was counted twice if he/she gave up two different foreign citizenships and became a Swedish citizen.
Definitions and explanations
The total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children a women would have if current fertility rates remained constant.