Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Sweden
Sweden: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 2.16 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.16 million people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.16 million people
in 2023
All-time low
714,577 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Sweden, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Sweden stood at 2.16 million people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Sweden peaked at 2.16 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 714,577 people, in 1950.
Sweden ranks 49th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Sweden, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 714,577 people | — |
| 1951 | 728,794 people | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 744,876 people | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 761,603 people | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 776,975 people | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 792,744 people | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 810,107 people | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 826,349 people | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 842,895 people | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 861,378 people | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 879,320 people | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 898,034 people | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 917,287 people | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 936,867 people | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 957,682 people | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 979,456 people | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 1.00 million people | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 1.03 million people | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.05 million people | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.07 million people | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.10 million people | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.13 million people | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.15 million people | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.18 million people | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.21 million people | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million people | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million people | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.29 million people | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.31 million people | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.33 million people | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.35 million people | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.37 million people | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.39 million people | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.40 million people | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.42 million people | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.44 million people | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.46 million people | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.48 million people | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.50 million people | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.51 million people | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.52 million people | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.53 million people | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.53 million people | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.53 million people | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.54 million people | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.54 million people | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million people | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.54 million people | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million people | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.53 million people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million people | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.53 million people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.54 million people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.57 million people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.63 million people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million people | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.71 million people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.85 million people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.93 million people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million people | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million people | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.02 million people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million people | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.07 million people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.13 million people | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.16 million people | +1.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.16 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 285,676 people, 7.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.16 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 941,948 people, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 786,030 people | 714,577 people | 861,378 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 972,495 people | 879,320 people | 1.07 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.22 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.33 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 million people | 1.35 million people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.54 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 million people | 1.53 million people | 1.67 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 1.71 million people | 2.05 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 million people | 2.07 million people | 2.16 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7238 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,902 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Sweden?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Sweden was 2.16 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 714,577 people in 1950.
- How does Sweden rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Sweden ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.