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COUNTRY PROFILE / SWE

Sweden

Sweden / SE

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Sweden in numbers.

Area528,660 kmยฒWorld # 50 โ†’Population10.6MWorld # 92 โ†’Population density20 people/kmยฒWorld # 182 โ†’Life expectancy84.1 yearsWorld # 9 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 63,133World # 19 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Sweden across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area528,660 kmยฒWorld # 50 / 2023 โ†’Population10.6MWorld # 92 / 2025 โ†’Population density20 people/kmยฒWorld # 182 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,523World # 176 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.3%World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 168 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 167 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 70 / 2024 โ†’Median age39.9 yearsWorld # 55 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+20.9%World # 29 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416.7%World # 155 / 2025 โ†’Urban population89.1%World # 35 / 2025 โ†’Net migration47.1KWorld # 22 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate4.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 27 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share21.4%World # 42 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy84.1 yearsWorld # 9 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy71.1 yearsWorld # 8 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 20 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate20.3%World # 78 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 63,133World # 19 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 669BWorld # 25 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 72,529World # 26 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.5%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.7%World # 161 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment8.7%World # 48 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment24.3%World # 35 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,432 hours/yearWorld # 126 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.1 hours/dayWorld # 15 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)29.3World # 138 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)7.3%World # 13 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people8,910.7 per million peopleWorld # 3 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)3.6%World # 4 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people167.1 per million peopleWorld # 16 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,367 kcal/dayWorld # 42 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person68.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 70 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production2.9M tWorld # 32 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area68.7%World # 18 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person12,226 kWh/personWorld # 10 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.6 tWorld # 100 / 2024 โ†’Internet use95.8%World # 24 / 2025 โ†’Mobile subscriptions140.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 38 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 131 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate3.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 179 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2%World # 65 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament45%World # 15 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2MWorld # 67 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 10.7BWorld # 20 / 2010 โ†’World Heritage sites15 sitesWorld # 23 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 62.8%Main languageSwedishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal20,575 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSwedishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencySwedish KronaSEKDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeoples and ethnic groupsSwedes