🇸🇪 Sweden Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Sweden is 10,701,046, ranking #91 in the world (0.13% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.39% per year. The biggest city is Stockholm with 1,515,017 inhabitants.

Live estimate

10,701,982

Growth rate

0.39%

Density

people / km² (68 / mi²)

Median age

40.4

Fertility rate

1.44

births per woman

Life expectancy

83.7

years

Sweden population 1950–2100

Population of Sweden, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Sweden is projected to reach 11,309,630, and 11,366,896 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2079 at 11,432,678, then decline.

Sweden population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	10,701,046	0.39%	26.3	40.4
2025	10,656,633	0.45%	26.2	40.3
2024	10,606,999	0.49%	26.0	40.1
2023	10,551,494	0.56%	25.9	39.9
2022	10,487,338	0.66%	25.7	39.7
2021	10,416,132	0.70%	25.6	39.6
2020	10,353,686	0.50%	25.4	39.6
2019	10,279,125	0.95%	25.2	39.5
2018	10,175,404	1.08%	25.0	39.6
2017	10,057,862	1.24%	24.7	39.7
2016	9,923,280	1.45%	24.4	39.9
2015	9,799,482	1.06%	24.1	39.9
2014	9,696,433	1.06%	23.8	39.9
2013	9,600,620	0.93%	23.6	39.9
2012	9,519,487	0.77%	23.4	39.9
2011	9,449,259	0.71%	23.2	39.8
2010	9,378,232	0.80%	23.0	39.7
2009	9,298,740	0.91%	22.8	39.7
2008	9,219,900	0.80%	22.6	39.7
2007	9,148,274	0.76%	22.5	39.5
2006	9,080,623	0.72%	22.3	39.4
2005	9,029,770	0.40%	22.2	39.2
2004	8,993,808	0.40%	22.1	39.0
2003	8,958,431	0.39%	22.0	38.8
2002	8,925,046	0.36%	21.9	38.6
2001	8,896,022	0.30%	21.8	38.5
2000	8,872,101	0.24%	21.8	38.4
1999	8,857,686	0.08%	21.7	38.2
1998	8,850,608	0.08%	21.7	38.0
1997	8,845,524	0.04%	21.7	37.8
1996	8,840,328	0.08%	21.7	37.7
1995	8,826,302	0.24%	21.7	37.5
1994	8,780,190	0.81%	21.6	37.4
1993	8,718,036	0.61%	21.4	37.4
1992	8,667,574	0.55%	21.3	37.4
1991	8,616,959	0.62%	21.2	37.4
1990	8,558,568	0.74%	21.0	37.4
1989	8,492,816	0.80%	20.8	37.4
1988	8,436,347	0.53%	20.7	37.3
1987	8,397,648	0.39%	20.6	37.2
1986	8,369,683	0.28%	20.5	37.0
1985	8,350,244	0.19%	20.5	36.7
1984	8,336,487	0.14%	20.5	36.4
1983	8,328,914	0.04%	20.4	36.1
1982	8,325,183	0.05%	20.4	35.7
1981	8,320,458	0.06%	20.4	35.4
1980	8,310,469	0.18%	20.4	35.1
1979	8,293,748	0.22%	20.4	34.8
1978	8,275,788	0.21%	20.3	34.6
1977	8,251,696	0.37%	20.3	34.4
1976	8,222,394	0.34%	20.2	34.3
1975	8,192,641	0.39%	20.1	34.3
1974	8,160,639	0.40%	20.0	34.3
1973	8,137,170	0.18%	20.0	34.3
1972	8,122,425	0.18%	19.9	34.2
1971	8,098,102	0.42%	19.9	34.3
1970	8,042,780	0.95%	19.7	34.4
1969	7,968,011	0.91%	19.6	34.6
1968	7,912,128	0.49%	19.4	34.8
1967	7,866,404	0.67%	19.3	34.9
1966	7,805,592	0.89%	19.2	35.0
1965	7,733,008	0.98%	19.0	35.2
1964	7,661,191	0.88%	18.8	35.3
1963	7,604,199	0.61%	18.7	35.4
1962	7,561,514	0.52%	18.6	35.3
1961	7,519,998	0.58%	18.5	35.2
1960	7,484,596	0.36%	18.4	35.1
1959	7,453,559	0.47%	18.3	34.9
1958	7,414,349	0.58%	18.2	34.7
1957	7,366,881	0.70%	18.1	34.5
1956	7,315,518	0.70%	18.0	34.3
1955	7,262,330	0.76%	17.8	34.1
1954	7,213,458	0.59%	17.7	33.8
1953	7,171,426	0.58%	17.6	33.6
1952	7,124,672	0.73%	17.5	33.5
1951	7,072,880	0.73%	17.4	33.3
1950	7,016,566	0.87%	17.2	33.2

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	10,741,250	0.36%	26.4	40.6
2028	10,778,314	0.33%	26.5	40.9
2029	10,811,698	0.29%	26.5	41.1
2030	10,841,810	0.26%	26.6	41.3
2031	10,868,794	0.23%	26.7	41.6
2032	10,894,156	0.23%	26.7	41.9
2033	10,918,930	0.22%	26.8	42.2
2034	10,942,379	0.21%	26.9	42.4
2035	10,964,978	0.20%	26.9	42.7
2036	10,987,687	0.21%	27.0	43.0
2037	11,009,964	0.20%	27.0	43.2
2038	11,031,987	0.20%	27.1	43.4
2039	11,054,788	0.21%	27.1	43.6
2040	11,078,602	0.22%	27.2	43.7
2041	11,102,632	0.21%	27.3	43.8
2042	11,127,418	0.23%	27.3	43.8
2043	11,153,136	0.23%	27.4	43.8
2044	11,178,415	0.22%	27.4	43.8
2045	11,202,872	0.21%	27.5	43.8
2046	11,226,264	0.20%	27.6	43.8
2047	11,248,722	0.20%	27.6	43.8
2048	11,270,148	0.18%	27.7	43.9
2049	11,290,348	0.17%	27.7	44.0
2050	11,309,630	0.17%	27.8	44.1
2051	11,327,101	0.14%	27.8	44.2
2052	11,341,964	0.12%	27.8	44.4
2053	11,354,210	0.09%	27.9	44.6
2054	11,363,324	0.07%	27.9	44.7
2055	11,370,582	0.06%	27.9	44.9
2056	11,376,701	0.05%	27.9	45.1
2057	11,382,048	0.05%	27.9	45.3
2058	11,386,657	0.03%	28.0	45.5
2059	11,389,728	0.02%	28.0	45.7
2060	11,391,496	0.01%	28.0	45.9
2061	11,393,221	0.02%	28.0	46.1
2062	11,394,042	-0.01%	28.0	46.3
2063	11,393,809	0.00%	28.0	46.5
2064	11,394,371	0.01%	28.0	46.6
2065	11,395,218	0.01%	28.0	46.8
2066	11,395,578	0.00%	28.0	47.0
2067	11,395,994	0.01%	28.0	47.2
2068	11,397,109	0.01%	28.0	47.3
2069	11,399,737	0.03%	28.0	47.5
2070	11,403,528	0.03%	28.0	47.6
2071	11,407,853	0.04%	28.0	47.7
2072	11,412,167	0.03%	28.0	47.7
2073	11,415,484	0.03%	28.0	47.7
2074	11,418,600	0.03%	28.0	47.7
2075	11,422,318	0.04%	28.0	47.7
2076	11,426,308	0.03%	28.1	47.7
2077	11,429,271	0.02%	28.1	47.7
2078	11,431,378	0.02%	28.1	47.7
2079	11,432,678	0.00%	28.1	47.6
2080	11,431,817	-0.02%	28.1	47.6
2081	11,429,898	-0.01%	28.1	47.5
2082	11,426,470	-0.05%	28.1	47.5
2083	11,422,092	-0.03%	28.0	47.5
2084	11,417,933	-0.04%	28.0	47.5
2085	11,413,014	-0.04%	28.0	47.5
2086	11,406,806	-0.06%	28.0	47.5
2087	11,401,224	-0.03%	28.0	47.5
2088	11,397,988	-0.02%	28.0	47.5
2089	11,395,186	-0.03%	28.0	47.6
2090	11,392,754	-0.02%	28.0	47.7
2091	11,391,064	-0.01%	28.0	47.7
2092	11,389,314	-0.02%	28.0	47.8
2093	11,387,348	-0.02%	28.0	47.9
2094	11,385,080	-0.02%	27.9	48.0
2095	11,382,279	-0.03%	27.9	48.1
2096	11,379,958	-0.01%	27.9	48.2
2097	11,378,534	-0.01%	27.9	48.3
2098	11,375,808	-0.04%	27.9	48.4
2099	11,371,734	-0.03%	27.9	48.5
2100	11,366,896	-0.05%	27.9	48.6

States & provinces of Sweden by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Stockholm	2,454,821	22.9%
2	Västra Götaland	1,767,016	16.5%
3	Skåne	1,421,781	13.3%
4	Östergötland	469,872	4.4%
5	Uppsala	404,589	3.8%
6	Jönköping	368,856	3.4%
7	Halland	351,508	3.3%
8	Värmland	322,034	3.0%
9	Västmanland	320,335	3.0%
10	Orebro	308,116	2.9%
11	Södermanland	301,944	2.8%
12	Gävleborg	285,642	2.7%
13	Dalarna	283,814	2.7%
14	Kalmar	246,667	2.3%
15	Västernorrland	242,148	2.3%
16	Västerbotten	234,817	2.2%
17	Kronoberg	203,686	1.9%
18	Norrbotten	195,267	1.8%
19	Blekinge	157,973	1.5%
20	Jämtland	132,572	1.2%
21	Gotland	61,029	0.6%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Sweden

#	City	Region	Population
1	Stockholm capital	Stockholm	1,515,017
2	Gothenburg	Västra Götaland	608,462
3	Malmö	Skåne	362,133
4	Uppsala	Uppsala	177,074
5	Linköping	Östergötland	166,673
6	Örebro	Örebro	155,989
7	Sollentuna	Stockholm	139,606
8	Umeå	Västerbotten	130,224
9	Västerås	Västmanland	127,799
10	Jönköping	Jönköping	112,766
11	Helsingborg	Skåne	104,250
12	Norrköping	Östergötland	93,765
13	Huddinge	Stockholm	90,182
14	Lund	Skåne	87,244
15	Luleå	Norrbotten	77,832

FAQ

What is the population of Sweden in 2026?

The population of Sweden is 10,701,046 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Sweden?

Stockholm is the biggest city in Sweden with 1,515,017 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Sweden growing or shrinking?

The population of Sweden is growing at 0.39% per year, and is projected to peak in 2079 at 11,432,678.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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