Census based on population register recently completed in Sweden

Sweden: Census based on population register recently completed was 1 in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 67 countries
All-time high
1
in 2011
All-time low
0
in 1750
Years of data
266
1750–2015

Census based on population register recently completed in Sweden, 1750–2015

00.20.40.60.81175018822015

Source: Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2015, census based on population register recently completed in Sweden stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 266 years on record.

Over the whole period, census based on population register recently completed in Sweden peaked at 1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1750.

Sweden ranks 1st of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Census based on population register recently completed in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Census based on population register recently completed in Sweden, 1750 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1750 0
1751 0
1752 0
1753 0
1754 0
1755 0
1756 0
1757 0
1758 0
1759 0
1760 0
1761 0
1762 0
1763 0
1764 0
1765 0
1766 0
1767 0
1768 0
1769 0
1770 0
1771 0
1772 0
1773 0
1774 0
1775 0
1776 0
1777 0
1778 0
1779 0
1780 0
1781 0
1782 0
1783 0
1784 0
1785 0
1786 0
1787 0
1788 0
1789 0
1790 0
1791 0
1792 0
1793 0
1794 0
1795 0
1796 0
1797 0
1798 0
1799 0
1800 0
1801 0
1802 0
1803 0
1804 0
1805 0
1806 0
1807 0
1808 0
1809 0
1810 0
1811 0
1812 0
1813 0
1814 0
1815 0
1816 0
1817 0
1818 0
1819 0
1820 0
1821 0
1822 0
1823 0
1824 0
1825 0
1826 0
1827 0
1828 0
1829 0
1830 0
1831 0
1832 0
1833 0
1834 0
1835 0
1836 0
1837 0
1838 0
1839 0
1840 0
1841 0
1842 0
1843 0
1844 0
1845 0
1846 0
1847 0
1848 0
1849 0
1850 0
1851 0
1852 0
1853 0
1854 0
1855 0
1856 0
1857 0
1858 0
1859 0
1860 0
1861 0
1862 0
1863 0
1864 0
1865 0
1866 0
1867 0
1868 0
1869 0
1870 0
1871 0
1872 0
1873 0
1874 0
1875 0
1876 0
1877 0
1878 0
1879 0
1880 0
1881 0
1882 0
1883 0
1884 0
1885 0
1886 0
1887 0
1888 0
1889 0
1890 0
1891 0
1892 0
1893 0
1894 0
1895 0
1896 0
1897 0
1898 0
1899 0
1900 0
1901 0
1902 0
1903 0
1904 0
1905 0
1906 0
1907 0
1908 0
1909 0
1910 0
1911 0
1912 0
1913 0
1914 0
1915 0
1916 0
1917 0
1918 0
1919 0
1920 0
1921 0
1922 0
1923 0
1924 0
1925 0
1926 0
1927 0
1928 0
1929 0
1930 0
1931 0
1932 0
1933 0
1934 0
1935 0
1936 0
1937 0
1938 0
1939 0
1940 0
1941 0
1942 0
1943 0
1944 0
1945 0
1946 0
1947 0
1948 0
1949 0
1950 0
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0.8333 0 1 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Austria 1 compare
  2. 1 Belgium 1 compare
  3. 1 Denmark 1 compare
  4. 1 Finland 1 compare
  5. 1 Germany 1 compare
  6. 1 Netherlands 1 compare
  7. 1 Norway 1 compare
  8. 1 Spain 1 compare
  9. 1 Switzerland 1 compare
  10. 1 Turkey 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is census based on population register recently completed in Sweden?
Census based on population register recently completed in Sweden was 1 in 2015, according to Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest census based on population register recently completed recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2011.
What is the lowest census based on population register recently completed recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1750.
How does Sweden rank for census based on population register recently completed?
Sweden ranks 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Census based on population register recently completed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Census based on population register recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
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A modern census is defined as a census that meets four requirements: universality, well-defined territory, simultaneity, and individual enumeration.. Population registers are state agencies that keep detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.