Population by world region in Sweden
Sweden: Population by world region was 11.37 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Population by world region in Sweden, 1000–2100
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 163,029 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
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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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.