Population by age group with projections in Sweden

Sweden: Population by age group with projections was 10.55 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.55 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
90th
of 236 countries
All-time high
10.55 million
in 2023
All-time low
7.02 million
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population by age group with projections in Sweden, 1950–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, population by age group with projections in Sweden stood at 10.55 million. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by age group with projections in Sweden peaked at 10.55 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.02 million, in 1950.

That places Sweden 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Population by age group with projections in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Population by age group with projections in Sweden, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 7.02 million —
1951 7.07 million +0.8%
1952 7.12 million +0.7%
1953 7.17 million +0.7%
1954 7.21 million +0.6%
1955 7.26 million +0.7%
1956 7.32 million +0.7%
1957 7.37 million +0.7%
1958 7.41 million +0.6%
1959 7.45 million +0.5%
1960 7.48 million +0.4%
1961 7.52 million +0.5%
1962 7.56 million +0.6%
1963 7.60 million +0.6%
1964 7.66 million +0.7%
1965 7.73 million +0.9%
1966 7.81 million +0.9%
1967 7.87 million +0.8%
1968 7.91 million +0.6%
1969 7.97 million +0.7%
1970 8.04 million +0.9%
1971 8.10 million +0.7%
1972 8.12 million +0.3%
1973 8.14 million +0.2%
1974 8.16 million +0.3%
1975 8.19 million +0.4%
1976 8.22 million +0.4%
1977 8.25 million +0.4%
1978 8.28 million +0.3%
1979 8.29 million +0.2%
1980 8.31 million +0.2%
1981 8.32 million +0.1%
1982 8.33 million +0.1%
1983 8.33 million +0.0%
1984 8.34 million +0.1%
1985 8.35 million +0.2%
1986 8.37 million +0.2%
1987 8.40 million +0.3%
1988 8.44 million +0.5%
1989 8.49 million +0.7%
1990 8.56 million +0.8%
1991 8.62 million +0.7%
1992 8.67 million +0.6%
1993 8.72 million +0.6%
1994 8.78 million +0.7%
1995 8.83 million +0.5%
1996 8.84 million +0.2%
1997 8.85 million +0.1%
1998 8.85 million +0.1%
1999 8.86 million +0.1%
2000 8.87 million +0.2%
2001 8.90 million +0.3%
2002 8.93 million +0.3%
2003 8.96 million +0.4%
2004 8.99 million +0.4%
2005 9.03 million +0.4%
2006 9.08 million +0.6%
2007 9.15 million +0.7%
2008 9.22 million +0.8%
2009 9.30 million +0.9%
2010 9.38 million +0.9%
2011 9.45 million +0.8%
2012 9.52 million +0.7%
2013 9.60 million +0.9%
2014 9.70 million +1.0%
2015 9.80 million +1.1%
2016 9.92 million +1.3%
2017 10.06 million +1.4%
2018 10.18 million +1.2%
2019 10.28 million +1.0%
2020 10.35 million +0.7%
2021 10.42 million +0.6%
2022 10.49 million +0.7%
2023 10.55 million +0.6%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 10.55 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million, 3.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 10.55 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 7.24 million 7.02 million 7.45 million 10
1960s 7.71 million 7.48 million 7.97 million 10
1970s 8.18 million 8.04 million 8.29 million 10
1980s 8.37 million 8.31 million 8.49 million 10
1990s 8.76 million 8.56 million 8.86 million 10
2000s 9.04 million 8.87 million 9.30 million 10
2010s 9.79 million 9.38 million 10.28 million 10
2020s 10.45 million 10.35 million 10.55 million 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 87 Czechia 10.81 million compare
  2. 88 Honduras 10.64 million compare
  3. 89 United Arab Emirates 10.64 million compare
  4. 91 Portugal 10.43 million compare
  5. 92 Tajikistan 10.39 million compare
  6. 93 Papua New Guinea 10.39 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by age group with projections in Sweden?
Population by age group with projections in Sweden was 10.55 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by age group with projections recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 10.55 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population by age group with projections recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 7.02 million in 1950.
How does Sweden rank for population by age group with projections?
Sweden ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population by age group with projections rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population by age group with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population by age group with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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