Europe & Central Asia · High income
Sweden: key statistics
Sweden has 10.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $63,133. Below: 72 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Swedish krona SEK
- Languages
- Swedish
- ISO codes
- SESWE
Population10.6m2025 · rank 92 of 217GDP$669bn2025 · rank 25 of 211GDP per capita$63,1332025 · rank 20 of 211Life expectancy84.1 yrs2024 · rank 9 of 217Internet users95.8%2025 · rank 21 of 188Fertility1.432024 · rank 171 of 217CO₂ per person3.57 t2024 · rank 82 of 203Inflation0.7%2025 · rank 154 of 180
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Sweden, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Sweden by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10.6m | 2025 | 92/217 | 18/58 | +8.1% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.25% | 2025 | 157/217 | 31/58 | −0.8 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 89.1% | 2025 | 35/217 | 8/58 | +2.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.43 | 2024 | 171/217 | 32/58 | −24% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 20.9% | 2025 | 29/217 | 24/58 | +1.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.7% | 2025 | 156/217 | 20/58 | −0.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 26.0 | 2024 | 180/216 | 50/57 | +9.0% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 9.3 | 2024 | 168/217 | 26/58 | −22% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 528,860 km² | 2024 | 50/216 | 7/57 | +0.1% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $669bn | 2025 | 25/211 | 13/57 | +33% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $63,133 | 2025 | 20/211 | 13/57 | +23% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $72,529 | 2025 | 26/199 | 15/53 | +49% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $63,010 | 2025 | 17/201 | 10/53 | +8.8% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.5% | 2025 | 160/210 | 33/56 | −2.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.3% | 2025 | 136/210 | 31/56 | −2.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.5% | 2025 | 158/198 | 41/56 | +0.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 21.0% | 2025 | 121/201 | 34/57 | −1.2 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 67.0% | 2025 | 47/201 | 14/57 | +1.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 25.5% | 2025 | 65/175 | 19/51 | +1.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 30.6% | 2025 | 34/163 | 7/49 | +4.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.7% | 2025 | 154/180 | 46/49 | +0.7 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 1.9% | 2006 | — | — | −5.7 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 3.7% | 2006 | — | — | −5.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 9.82 | 2025 | 107/210 | 17/57 | +16% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 27.2% | 2024 | 8/142 | 4/48 | +0.3 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 32.5% | 2022 | 48/142 | 33/47 | −0.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.47% | 2025 | 42/156 | 15/47 | +1.4 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 53.2% | 2025 | 51/184 | 21/52 | +9.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 51.1% | 2025 | 80/184 | 31/52 | +10.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 104.3% | 2025 | 57/184 | 23/52 | +20.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 6.8% | 2025 | 27/185 | 7/50 | +4.1 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.6% | 2025 | 80/197 | 20/51 | +0.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.8% | 2025 | 126/178 | 33/50 | +0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 2.0m | 2020 | 67/196 | 33/51 | −62% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 8.7% | 2025 | 48/187 | 10/49 | +1.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 24.3% | 2025 | 35/187 | 9/49 | +3.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 64.6% | 2025 | 67/187 | 11/49 | +0.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 61.5% | 2025 | 43/187 | 7/49 | +1.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.8% | 2023 | 99/151 | 15/47 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.9% | 2023 | 111/151 | 19/47 | +0.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 16.1% | 2022 | 102/145 | 24/47 | +0.1 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 29.3 | 2023 | 128/151 | 31/47 | +1.7% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 160/167 | 43/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 45.0% | 2025 | 15/190 | 5/52 | +1.4 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 114.9% | 2024 | 20/191 | 3/53 | −3.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 132.0% | 2024 | 7/176 | 5/53 | −1.7 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 84.0% | 2024 | 21/172 | 12/52 | +19.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 99.8% | 2024 | 37/168 | 15/47 | +0.6 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.2 | 2017 | 140/173 | 28/48 | +25% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 7.3% | 2022 | 13/184 | 1/49 | −0.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.1 yrs | 2024 | 9/217 | 6/58 | +2.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 2.0 | 2024 | 188/196 | 45/52 | −17% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.4 | 2024 | 191/196 | 47/52 | −17% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 4 | 2023 | 181/194 | 42/51 | −20% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 11.2% | 2024 | 15/193 | 5/52 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $6,485 | 2024 | 14/193 | 12/52 | −2.2% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.41 | 2021 | 20/180 | 15/50 | +13% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 93% | 2024 | 82/193 | 29/51 | −4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2022 | 148/153 | 35/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 99.8% | 2024 | 59/206 | 33/56 | +0.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.7% | 2024 | 61/203 | 29/54 | −0.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 95.8% | 2025 | 21/188 | 12/51 | +5.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 140.7 | 2024 | 38/210 | 8/56 | +11% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 40.6 | 2024 | 24/208 | 15/55 | +20% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 103/215 | 50/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 38/192 | 17/51 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.57 t | 2024 | 82/203 | 40/49 | −19% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 57.9% | 2021 | 40/212 | 3/54 | +12.5 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 67.4% | 2021 | 42/206 | 13/51 | +11.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 68.6% | 2024 | 19/214 | 2/57 | −0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 6.2% | 2024 | 127/206 | 45/53 | −0.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.5% | 2022 | 144/177 | 43/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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