How many people live in Sweden right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
10,713,768
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 91 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.13%
- Median age
- 40.4 years
- Children per woman
- 1.44
- Life expectancy
- 83.7 years
- People per km²
- 26
According to UN estimates, about 10.7 million people live in Sweden right now. It ranks 91st out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Cuba and Czechia, and it is home to one in every 777 people on the planet.
Every day, about 260 people are born there and about 270 die. More people arrive than leave: net migration adds about 42,800 people a year. More people die than are born, and it is immigration that keeps the population growing. Overall, the population grows by about 110 people a day (0.39% a year).
In 1950, about 7.0 million people lived there. Since then, the population has grown by 53%. The UN expects it to peak around 2079, at about 11.4 million, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 11.3 million people (6% more than today), and by 2100 about 11.4 million.
Half of its people are younger than 40 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.44 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 84 years (worldwide, 74). There are 26 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Sweden in 2026?
- Sweden has about 10.7 million people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 10,701,046.
- How many people are born each day in Sweden?
- About 260 a day (96,300 a year). About 270 people die each day (97,700 a year).
- Is the population of Sweden growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.39% a year, or about 41,400 people.
- What will the population of Sweden be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 11.3 million, with a peak around 2079 at about 11.4 million.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Tajikistan 11,038,382
- Papua New Guinea 11,005,637
- Cuba 10,878,077
- Czechia 10,520,782
- Azerbaijan 10,472,115
- Portugal 10,389,851
More countries in Europe
- Russia 143,283,361
- Germany 83,580,343
- United Kingdom 70,046,043
- France 66,775,493
- Italy 58,850,846
- Spain 47,835,413
- Ukraine 39,443,526
- Poland 37,796,178
- Romania 18,765,984
- Netherlands 18,477,005
- Belgium 11,779,075
- Czechia 10,520,782
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.