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Population in Sweden

Sweden: Population was 10.55 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.55 million people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
90th
of 238 countries
All-time high
10.55 million people
in 2023
All-time low
400,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Sweden, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population in Sweden stood at 10.55 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Sweden peaked at 10.55 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 400,000 people, in 1000.

Sweden ranks 90th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 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 10.45 million people 10.35 million people 10.55 million people 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Sweden?
Population in Sweden was 10.55 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 10.55 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 people in 1000.
How does Sweden rank for population?
Sweden ranks 90th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.