Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:41 PM

SERIAL · 752Europe

Sweden

CapitalStockholm

CurrencySEK · Swedish krona

LanguageSwedish

Since900

ISOSWE · SE

Population

10.6Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in northern Europe

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi) and with a population of 10.6 million, Sweden is the largest and most populous Nordic country, and is the fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. The population density is 25.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (66/sq mi), and 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas, mostly in the southern and central portions of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55°N to 69°N.

Text: Wikipedia — SwedenCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-26

— FACTS —

Capital: Stockholm
Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)
Official language: Swedish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +46
Licence plate code: S
Top-level domain: .se
Independence / founding: 0900
Highest point: Kebnekaise (2,097 m)
Lowest point: Kristianstad
Anthem: Du gamla, du fria

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Sweden.

— PEOPLE —

Population

10.6Mpeople

#92 of 2162025

28% of world average

Population growth

0.3%% per year

#157 of 2162025

26% of world average

Population density

26people per km²

#179 of 2152023

6% of world average

People living in cities

89.1%% of population

#35 of 2162025

141% of world average

Urban population growth

0.5%% per year

#155 of 2162025

33% of world average

People living rurally

10.9%% of population

#182 of 2162025

30% of world average

Population aged 0-14

16.7%% of population

#156 of 2162025

66% of world average

Population aged 15-64

62.4%% of population

#146 of 2162025

97% of world average

Population aged 65+

20.9%% of population

#29 of 2162025

193% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

60.3%% of working-age population

#71 of 2162025

105% of world average

Female population

49.6%% of population

#164 of 2162025

99% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#171 of 2162024

61% of world average

Birth rate

9.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#168 of 2162024

54% of world average

Death rate

8.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#70 of 2162024

112% of world average

Net migration

47,079people (5-year total)

#22 of 2162025

42756% of world average

Migrants living in the country

21.4%% of population

#42 of 2152024

162% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$669.00Bcurrent US$

#25 of 2112025

120% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$768.56Bcurrent int'l $

#41 of 1992025

74% of world average

GDP per person

$63,133current US$

#19 of 2112025

263% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$72,529current int'l $

#26 of 1992025

217% of world average

GDP growth

1.5%% per year

#159 of 2102025

46% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.3%% per year

#135 of 2102025

54% of world average

Gross national income

$701.85Bcurrent US$

#23 of 2042025

123% of world average

Gross national income per person

$63,010current US$

#17 of 2032025

312% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$76,090current int'l $

#21 of 1972025

239% of world average

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Inflation

0.7%% per year

#30 of 1902025

8% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

1.2%% per year

#42 of 2092025

17% of world average

Real interest rate

1.9%%

not enough data to rank2006

46% of world average

Lending interest rate

3.7%%

not enough data to rank2006

33% of world average

Government revenue

33.0%% of GDP

#37 of 1492024

126% of world average

Government spending

32.5%% of GDP

#49 of 1492022

118% of world average

Government consumption

26.4%% of GDP

#14 of 1812025

151% of world average

Household consumption

46.0%% of GDP

#158 of 1812025

71% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

25.5%% of GDP

#67 of 1782025

109% of world average

Fixed investment

25.2%% of GDP

#53 of 1732025

113% of world average

Gross savings

30.6%% of GDP

#34 of 1682025

140% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$19.15Bcurrent US$

#24 of 2012025

228% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

2.9%% of GDP

#76 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

1.2%% of GDP

#47 of 1792025

56% of world average

Current account balance

6.1%% of GDP

#31 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$74.20Bcurrent US$

#37 of 1772025

74% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

290-100

#25 of 1472023

82% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.8%% of population

#57 of 1472023

6% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

22.3%%

#15 of 1472023

80% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.8%%

#82 of 1472023

100% of world average

Stock market value

86.8%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2003

114% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$5.23Bcurrent US$

#40 of 1862025

101% of world average

Exchange rate

10local currency per US$

#109 of 2112025

1% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

1.5%% of GDP

#160 of 1992025

15% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

21.0%% of GDP

#123 of 2022025

86% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

12.5%% of GDP

#74 of 1952025

113% of world average

Services' share of the economy

67.0%% of GDP

#46 of 2022025

116% of world average

3 of 39 figures unavailable for Sweden.

— TRADE —

Exports

53.2%% of GDP

#52 of 1872025

123% of world average

Imports

51.1%% of GDP

#81 of 1872025

103% of world average

Trade balance

2.1%% of GDP

#61 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

61.2%% of GDP

#84 of 2052025

95% of world average

Goods exported

$208.33Bcurrent US$

#32 of 2072025

168% of world average

Goods imported

$200.98Bcurrent US$

#31 of 2072025

159% of world average

Services exported

$131.88Bcurrent US$

#19 of 1912025

272% of world average

Services imported

$144.09Bcurrent US$

#16 of 1912025

328% of world average

Goods and services exported

$364.95Bcurrent US$

#28 of 1912025

209% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$344.68Bcurrent US$

#28 of 1912025

204% of world average

High-tech share of exports

17.7%% of manufactured exports

#42 of 1792024

145% of world average

Terms of trade

96index

#141 of 2062024

90% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

84.1 yrsyears

#9 of 2162024

114% of world average

Life expectancy, women

85.6 yrsyears

#17 of 2162024

112% of world average

Life expectancy, men

82.6 yrsyears

#6 of 2162024

116% of world average

Infant deaths

2.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#10 of 1962024

11% of world average

Deaths under age 5

2.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#9 of 1962024

10% of world average

Maternal deaths

4per 100,000 live births

#22 of 1942023

3% of world average

Health spending

11.2%% of GDP

#15 of 1932024

164% of world average

Health spending per person

$6,485current US$

#14 of 1932024

444% of world average

Physicians

4.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#20 of 1872021

209% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

11.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#15 of 1962021

248% of world average

Hospital beds

1.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#94 of 1572022

64% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.8%% of population

#59 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

98.7%% of population

#63 of 2132024

123% of world average

Suicide rate

14per 100,000 people

#150 of 1852021

162% of world average

Adults who smoke

20.3%% of adults

#89 of 1662024

103% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#40 of 1532022

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

3per 100,000 people

#24 of 2082024

3% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#55 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

93.0%% of children 12-23 months

#82 of 1932024

108% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

7.3%% of GDP

#13 of 1902022

169% of world average

Education spending

15.3%% of government spending

#60 of 1892022

113% of world average

Primary school enrolment

114.9%% gross

#22 of 2002024

114% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

132.0%% gross

#7 of 1882024

151% of world average

University enrolment

84.0%% gross

#20 of 1672024

169% of world average

Primary school completion

99.8%% of relevant age group

#40 of 1802024

111% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

12pupils per teacher

#31 of 1602017

55% of world average

Years of compulsory education

10.0 yrsyears

#111 of 1972025

100% of world average

2 of 10 figures unavailable for Sweden.

— WORK —

Unemployment

8.7%% of labour force

#139 of 1862025

126% of world average

Youth unemployment

24.3%% of labour force aged 15-24

#152 of 1862025

155% of world average

Labour force participation

64.6%% aged 15+

#67 of 1862025

107% of world average

Women in the labour force

61.5%% of women aged 15+

#43 of 1862025

121% of world average

8 of 12 figures unavailable for Sweden.

— CONNECTED —

18 of 18 figures unavailable for Sweden.

— NATURE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Sweden.

— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Sweden.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

Germany$20.54B
Norway$20.49B
USA$16.62B
Denmark$14.57B
Finland$13.54B
United Kingdom$10.85B
Netherlands$10.09B
Belgium$9.82B

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Poland$8.51B
France$8.36B
China$6.63B
Italy$5.72B
Spain$4.62B
Other$4.36B
Canada$3.51B

Imports fromas of 2025

Germany$32.15B
Netherlands$22.14B
Norway$17.82B
Denmark$13.59B
China$12.86B
Belgium$9.90B
Finland$9.87B
Poland$9.66B

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USA$8.73B
France$6.93B
Italy$6.80B
United Kingdom$5.57B
Czechia$4.19B
Spain$3.87B
Austria$2.11B

Trade balance, 2025+$6.27B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Du gamla, du friaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Stockholm · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Finland

Norway

Landmarks

Struve Geodetic ArcImage: Wikimedia Commons

Drottningholm PalaceImage: Wikimedia Commons

SkogskyrkogårdenImage: Wikimedia Commons

Southern Öland cultural landscapeImage: Wikimedia Commons

Gardens of Drottningholm PalaceImage: Wikimedia Commons

Grimeton VLF transmitterImage: Wikimedia Commons

Engelsberg IronworksImage: Wikimedia Commons

Laponian National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Stora Sjöfallet National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Decorated Farmhouses of HälsinglandImage: Wikimedia Commons

Gammelstad Church TownImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rock Carvings in TanumImage: Wikimedia Commons

Hanseatic town of VisbyImage: Wikimedia Commons

Chinese Pavilion at DrottningholmImage: Wikimedia Commons

Birka and HovgårdenImage: Wikimedia Commons

Drottningholm Palace TheatreImage: Wikimedia Commons

High Coast/Kvarken ArchipelagoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Naval City of KarlskronaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Royal Domain of DrottningholmImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

BasshunterSwedish singer, record producer, and DJ

Carl LinnaeusSwedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)

Alfred NobelSwedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

Ingmar BergmanSwedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

Selma LagerlöfSwedish writer (1858–1940)

Greta ThunbergSwedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

Willy BrandtGerman politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Dag HammarskjöldSwedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

Ingrid BergmanSwedish actress (1915–1982)

Zlatan IbrahimovićSwedish association football player (born 1981)

History

0900Sweden — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population10.6M2025

GDP$669.00B2025

GDP per person$63,1332025