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Sweden

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Capital
Stockholm
Currency
Swedish krona
Continent
Europe
Area
447,425.16 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q34 · Official languages: Swedish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
10.6M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
669B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
63.13K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
0.68 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
8.69 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.43 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
84.06 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Sweden: 10.6M
Sweden · Population8.93M9.38M9.84M10.29M10.75M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sweden · Population · people
YearSweden
202510,596,620
202410,569,709
202310,536,632
202210,486,941
202110,415,811
202010,353,442
201910,278,887
201810,175,214
201710,057,698
20169,923,085
20159,799,186
20149,696,110
20139,600,379
20129,519,374
20119,449,213
20109,378,126
20099,298,515
20089,219,637
20079,148,092
20069,080,505
current US$ · 20062025
2025Sweden: 669B
Sweden · GDP397.88B471.82B545.76B619.7B693.65B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sweden · GDP · current US$
YearSweden
2025668,998,664,082.08
2024604,827,393,488.58
2023578,990,915,246.07
2022575,071,237,640.92
2021631,693,331,300.78
2020544,265,668,451.68
2019530,894,124,494.42
2018549,649,344,043.18
2017535,172,356,784.77
2016513,058,312,950.94
2015501,602,351,911.6
2014577,727,767,303.6
2013584,125,353,119.18
2012549,739,674,655.13
2011570,538,581,144.45
2010492,750,897,239.45
2009434,311,714,442.5
2008514,614,100,832.94
2007490,047,789,548.44
2006422,528,394,459.35

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Sweden: 63.13K
Sweden · GDP per capita44.87K49.85K54.83K59.81K64.79K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sweden · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSweden
202563,133.21
202457,222.71
202354,950.28
202254,836.89
202160,647.54
202052,568.57
201951,648.99
201854,018.46
201753,210.22
201651,703.51
201551,188.17
201459,583.46
201360,843.99
201257,749.56
201160,379.48
201052,542.58
200946,707.64
200855,817.18
200753,568.31
200646,531.38
% · 20062025
2025Sweden: 0.68
Sweden · Inflation-1.41.314.036.749.452006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sweden · Inflation · %
YearSweden
20250.68
20242.84
20238.55
20228.37
20212.16
20200.5
20191.78
20181.95
20171.79
20160.98
2015-0.05
2014-0.18
2013-0.04
20120.89
20112.96
20101.16
2009-0.49
20083.44
20072.21
20061.36

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Sweden: 8.69
Sweden · Unemployment5.96.697.488.279.072006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sweden · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSweden
20258.69
20248.4
20237.61
20227.42
20218.8
20208.29
20196.83
20186.37
20176.72
20166.99
20157.43
20147.95
20138.05
20127.98
20117.8
20108.61
20098.35
20086.24
20076.16
20067.07

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Sweden:
Sweden · Fertility rate1.381.541.711.872.042006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sweden · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSweden
2025No data available
20241.43
20231.45
20221.53
20211.67
20201.67
20191.71
20181.76
20171.78
20161.85
20151.85
20141.88
20131.89
20121.91
20111.9
20101.98
20091.94
20081.91
20071.88
20061.85

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Sweden:
Sweden · Life expectancy80.4281.4182.4183.484.392006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sweden · Life expectancy · years
YearSweden
2025No data available
202484.06
202383.31
202283.06
202183.06
202082.36
201983.11
201882.56
201782.41
201682.31
201582.2
201482.25
201381.96
201281.7
201181.8
201081.45
200981.35
200881.1
200780.9
200680.75
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology