🇸🇪 Sweden Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

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🇸🇪 Sweden SE / SWE #55

Nomad Score 62.0

Cities 22

Region European Union, Scandinavia, Nordic Countries, Arctic Circle, Tech Startup Ecosystems, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Europe, Europe, Northern Europe

Currency SEK

📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population 10.6M

Density 23.6/km²

HDI 0.959 (Very High)

Gini Index (2018) 30.0

Life Expectancy (2023) 83.3 yrs

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.45

Urban Population (2024) 88.9%

Labor Force (2025) 83.9%

Gender Wage Gap (2022) 9.9%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
Swedish	svenska

Demonym (male) Swedish

Demonym (female) Swedish

National Anthem Du gamla, du fria

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		17.0%
15-64 Working		62.3%
65+ Elderly		20.8%

Dependency Ratio 60.6%

Profile Aging

Urban Pop. (2024) 88.9%

Birth Rate (2023) 9.5 /1000

Death Rate (2023) 9.0 /1000

Largest City (2025) 18.4%

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.45

Infant Mortality (2023) 2.0 /1000

Slum Pop. (2022) 0.3%

Tourism (2020) 2.0M

Source: World Bank

🏥 HEALTHCARE

Life Expectancy (2023) 83.3 yrs

HALE (2021) 71.1 yrs

Health Spending (2024) 11.2% of GDP

Infant Mortality (2023) 2.0/1000

UHC Index (2021) 80/100

Hospital Beds (2022) 1.9/1000

Physicians (2021) 4.41/1000

Nurses (2021) 11.67/1000

Health Spending/cap (2024) $6,485

Out-of-Pocket (2024) 13.4%

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Education Spending (2022) 7.3% of GDP

Learning Outcomes (2020) 519

Internet Users (2024) 95.5%

Mobile Subscriptions (2023) 140.3/100

Broadband (2023) 40.7/100

Secure Servers (2024) 55,097/1M

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 40.7

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 450,295 km²

Capital Stockholm 📍

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 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇳🇴 Norway

🏅 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.