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Sweden population, 1950 to 2100

Sweden had about 10.6 million people in 2023. The UN projects a long plateau, peaking near 11.4 million in 2079 and ending at 11.4 million in 2100.

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  • Sweden: 7.0M in 1950, 11.4M in 2100 (projected) (1.6× higher). The latest estimate is 10.6M in 2023. It is projected to peak at 11.4M in 2076.

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Sweden's population line is unusually gentle. The UN estimates about 7.0 million people in 1950, 8.2 million in 1975, 8.9 million in 2000 and 10.6 million in 2023, with much of the gain arriving after 2000. Over the same decades Sweden's world rank slid from 52nd to 90th, because larger countries grew far faster.

The medium projection levels off instead of falling: about 10.8 million in 2030, 11.3 million in 2050 and a peak near 11.4 million in 2079. By 2100 the total is still about 11.4 million, nearly unchanged. The projected rank edges to 93rd in 2050 and 96th in 2100. Figures are from UN World Population Prospects 2024, with projections beginning after 2023.

The data

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Sweden's population, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇸🇪 Sweden
19507.0M
19517.1M
19527.1M
19537.2M
19547.2M
19557.3M
19567.3M
19577.4M
19587.4M
19597.5M
19607.5M
19617.5M
19627.6M
19637.6M
19647.7M
19657.7M
19667.8M
19677.9M
19687.9M
19698.0M
19708.0M
19718.1M
19728.1M
19738.1M
19748.2M
19758.2M
19768.2M
19778.3M
19788.3M
19798.3M
19808.3M
19818.3M
19828.3M
19838.3M
19848.3M
19858.4M
19868.4M
19878.4M
19888.4M
19898.5M
19908.6M
19918.6M
19928.7M
19938.7M
19948.8M
19958.8M
19968.8M
19978.9M
19988.9M
19998.9M
20008.9M
20018.9M
20028.9M
20039.0M
20049.0M
20059.0M
20069.1M
20079.2M
20089.2M
20099.3M
20109.4M
20119.5M
20129.5M
20139.6M
20149.7M
20159.8M
20169.9M
201710.1M
201810.2M
201910.3M
202010.4M
202110.4M
202210.5M
202310.6M
202410.6M
202510.7M
202610.7M
202710.7M
202810.8M
202910.8M
203010.8M
203110.9M
203210.9M
203310.9M
203410.9M
203511.0M
203611.0M
203711.0M
203811.0M
203911.1M
204011.1M
204111.1M
204211.1M
204311.2M
204411.2M
204511.2M
204611.2M
204711.3M
204811.3M
204911.3M
205011.3M
205111.3M
205211.3M
205311.4M
205411.4M
205511.4M
205611.4M
205711.4M
205811.4M
205911.4M
206011.4M
206111.4M
206211.4M
206311.4M
206411.4M
206511.4M
206611.4M
206711.4M
206811.4M
206911.4M
207011.4M
207111.4M
207211.4M
207311.4M
207411.4M
207511.4M
207611.4M
207711.4M
207811.4M
207911.4M
208011.4M
208111.4M
208211.4M
208311.4M
208411.4M
208511.4M
208611.4M
208711.4M
208811.4M
208911.4M
209011.4M
209111.4M
209211.4M
209311.4M
209411.4M
209511.4M
209611.4M
209711.4M
209811.4M
209911.4M
210011.4M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sweden?

Sweden's population was about 10.6 million in 2023, the latest UN estimate. That ranked it 90th in the world. Years after 2023 are projections.

Will Sweden's population shrink?

Not by 2100 in the UN's medium projection. It peaks at about 11.4 million in 2079 and is still about 11.4 million in 2100, so the line ends almost level with its high.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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