Sweden

Government
Name	Kingdom of Sweden
Swedish	Konungariket Sverige
Government type	parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Capital	Stockholm (952,058 (2017))
Currency	Swedish krona (SEK)
People
Population (2020)	10,099,270 (89th)
Density of population	23 P/km² (198th)
Nationality	Swedish
Official languages
Swedish
Ethnic groups (2018)
Swedish	80.9%
Syrian	1.8%
Finnish	1.4%
Iraqi	1.4%
other	14.5%
Religions (2017)
Church of Sweden (Lutheran)	60.2%
other	8.5%
none or unspecified	31.3%
Life expectancy (2020)
Male	80.4 years
Female	84.5 years
Total population	82.4 years (18th)
Homicides
Total (2018)	1.1 per 100,000 people (139th)
Geography
Land area	410,335 km²
water area	39,960 km²
total area	450,295 km² (57th)
Mean elevation	320 m
Lowest point
reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad	-2.4 m
Highest point
Kebnekaise	2,111 m
Land use (2011)
Agricultural land	7.5%
Arable land	6.4%
Permanent crops	0%
Permanent pasture	1.1%
Forest	68.7%
Other	23.8%
Urbanization
Urban population (2020)	88%
Rate of urbanization	1.05% annual rate of change (2015 – 2020)
Economy
Labor force (2017)	5.361 million (77th)
Labor force by occupation (2014)
Agriculture	2%
Industry	12%
Services	86%
Unemployment rate (2017)	6.7% (101st)
GDP (PPP) (estimate 2019)
Total	$563.882 billion (39th)
Per capita	$54,628 (15th)
GDP (nominal) (estimate 2019)
Total	$528.929 billion (23rd)
Per capita	$51,242 (12th)
GDP by sector (estimate 2017)
Agriculture	1.6%
Industry	33%
Services	65.4%
Exports (2017)	$165.6 billion (31st)
Exports partners (2017)
Germany	11%
Norway	10.2%
Finland	6.9%
US	6.9%
Denmark	6.9%
UK	6.2%
Netherlands	5.5%
China	4.5%
Belgium	4.4%
France	4.2%
Imports (2017)	$153.2 billion (30th)
Imports partners (2017)
Germany	18.7%
Netherlands	8.9%
Norway	7.7%
Denmark	7.2%
China	5.5%
UK	5.1%
Finland	4.7%
Belgium	4.7%

Sweden on the world map

Sweden is located in the north of Europe and it is part of the region of Scandinavia.

Sweden top 10 largest cities (2017)

Stockholm (952,058)
Gothenburg (Göteborg) (565,496)
Malmö (334,987)
Uppsala (221,141)
Linköping (158,953)
Örebro (150,949)
Västerås (150,564)
Helsingborg (143,671)
Norrköping (140,991)
Jönköping (137,863)

Demography

Population pyramid

Age structure data

Estimate for 2020:

0-14 years: 17.71% (male 928,413/female 878,028)
15-24 years: 10.8% (male 569,082/female 532,492)
25-54 years: 39.01% (male 2,016,991/female 1,962,617)
55-64 years: 11.9% (male 610,521/female 603,795)
65 years and over: 20.59% (male 974,410/female 1,126,142)

Remark: the age structure of a population affects a nation’s key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.

Population from 1950 to 2020

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Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.

Evolution of the life expectancy from 1960 to 2018

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Source: World Development Indicators, The World Bank

Economy

Agriculture:

barley, wheat, sugar beets, meat, milk

Industries:

iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles

Exports – commodities:

machinery (26% – 2016), motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals

Imports – commodities:

machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel, foodstuffs, clothing