Population by world region in Sweden

Sweden: Population by world region was 11.37 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
11.37 million people
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
96th
of 238 countries
All-time high
11.43 million people
in 2079
All-time low
400,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Sweden, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 11.37 million people for population by world region in 2100.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Sweden peaked at 11.43 million people in 2079 and was at its lowest, 400,000 people, in 1000.

Sweden ranks 96th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 400,000 people 400,000 people 400,000 people 1
1100s 470,000 people 470,000 people 470,000 people 1
1200s 540,000 people 540,000 people 540,000 people 1
1300s 1.10 million people 1.10 million people 1.10 million people 1
1400s 433,628 people 433,628 people 433,628 people 1
1500s 507,784 people 507,784 people 507,784 people 1
1600s 766,244 people 766,244 people 766,244 people 1
1700s 1.37 million people 1.37 million people 1.37 million people 1
1710s 1.42 million people 1.42 million people 1.42 million people 1
1720s 1.45 million people 1.45 million people 1.45 million people 1
1730s 1.62 million people 1.62 million people 1.62 million people 1
1740s 1.72 million people 1.72 million people 1.72 million people 1
1750s 1.77 million people 1.77 million people 1.77 million people 1
1760s 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1
1770s 2.04 million people 2.04 million people 2.04 million people 1
1780s 2.10 million people 2.10 million people 2.10 million people 1
1790s 2.19 million people 2.19 million people 2.19 million people 1
1800s 2.45 million people 2.41 million people 2.50 million people 10
1810s 2.48 million people 2.41 million people 2.56 million people 10
1820s 2.71 million people 2.58 million people 2.84 million people 10
1830s 2.99 million people 2.87 million people 3.10 million people 10
1840s 3.27 million people 3.13 million people 3.43 million people 10
1850s 3.62 million people 3.46 million people 3.79 million people 10
1860s 3.98 million people 3.82 million people 4.13 million people 10
1870s 4.35 million people 4.17 million people 4.53 million people 10
1880s 4.67 million people 4.56 million people 4.77 million people 10
1890s 4.94 million people 4.79 million people 5.09 million people 10
1900s 5.27 million people 5.12 million people 5.43 million people 10
1910s 5.65 million people 5.46 million people 5.84 million people 10
1920s 6.00 million people 5.88 million people 6.12 million people 10
1930s 6.25 million people 6.14 million people 6.35 million people 10
1940s 6.66 million people 6.39 million people 6.96 million people 10
1950s 7.24 million people 7.02 million people 7.45 million people 10
1960s 7.71 million people 7.48 million people 7.97 million people 10
1970s 8.18 million people 8.04 million people 8.29 million people 10
1980s 8.37 million people 8.31 million people 8.49 million people 10
1990s 8.76 million people 8.56 million people 8.86 million people 10
2000s 9.04 million people 8.87 million people 9.30 million people 10
2010s 9.79 million people 9.38 million people 10.28 million people 10
2020s 10.61 million people 10.35 million people 10.81 million people 10
2030s 10.95 million people 10.84 million people 11.05 million people 10
2040s 11.19 million people 11.08 million people 11.29 million people 10
2050s 11.36 million people 11.31 million people 11.39 million people 10
2060s 11.40 million people 11.39 million people 11.40 million people 10
2070s 11.42 million people 11.40 million people 11.43 million people 10
2080s 11.41 million people 11.40 million people 11.43 million people 10
2090s 11.38 million people 11.37 million people 11.39 million people 10
2100s 11.37 million people 11.37 million people 11.37 million people 1

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  5. 98 Romania 10.77 million people compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Sweden?
Population by world region in Sweden was 11.37 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 11.43 million people in 2079.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 people in 1000.
How does Sweden rank for population by world region?
Sweden ranks 96th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.