Key demographics
- Population
- 10.6M
- Density
- 23.6/km²
- HDI
- 0.959 (Very High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 30.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 84.1 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.43
- Urban population (2025)
- 89.1%
- Labor force (2025)
- 83.9%
- Gender wage gap (2022)
- 9.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 60.3%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 89.1%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 9.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 8.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 18.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.43
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.0 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.3%
- Tourism (2020)
- 2.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Swedish | svenska |
- Demonym (male)
- Swedish
- Demonym (female)
- Swedish
- National anthem
- Du gamla, du fria
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 84.1 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 71.1 yrs
- Health spending (2024)
- 11.2% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 85/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 1.9/1000
- Physicians (2021)
- 4.41/1000
- Nurses (2021)
- 11.67/1000
- Health spending per capita (2024)
- $6,485
- Out-of-pocket (2024)
- 13.4%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2022)
- 7.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 519
- Internet users (2025)
- 95.8%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 140.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 40.6/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 55,097/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 40.6
Geography and practical
- Area
- 450,295 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +46
- Postal code
- SE-### ##
- TLD
- .se
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Sweden has a blue field with a large golden-yellow cross that extend to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
- National anthem
- Du gamla, du fria
- National holiday
- National Day of Sweden