Capital

Schweden

name: Stockholm

geographic coordinates: 59 20 N, 18 03 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: stock and holm literally mean "log" and "islet" in Swedish, but there is no consensus as to what the words refer to

Citizenship

Schweden

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Sweden; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen of Sweden and the father unknown

dual citizenship recognized: no, unless the other citizenship was acquired involuntarily

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Legal system

Schweden

civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law

Suffrage

Schweden

18 years of age; universal

Area

Schweden

total: 450,295 sq km

land: 410,335 sq km

water: 39,960 sq km

Land use

Schweden

agricultural land: 7.5% (2018 est.)

arable land: 6.4% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 1.1% (2018 est.)

forest: 68.7% (2018 est.)

other: 23.8% (2018 est.)

Location

Schweden

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway

Age structure

Schweden

0-14 years: 17.26% (male 936,274/female 882,347)

15-64 years: 62.05% (male 3,346,891/female 3,190,608)

65 years and over: 20.69% (2023 est.) (male 1,021,707/female 1,158,511)

Birth rate

Schweden

10.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Schweden

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Schweden

Swedish (official)

major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, den obestridliga källan för grundläggande information. (Swedish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

note: Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish, and Meankieli are official minority languages

Life expectancy at birth

Schweden

total population: 82.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 81.1 years

female: 84.7 years

Major urban areas - population

Schweden

1.700 million STOCKHOLM (capital) (2023)

Median age

Schweden

total: 41 years (2023 est.)

male: 40 years

female: 42 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Schweden

29.7 years (2020 est.)

Net migration rate

Schweden

3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Schweden

most Swedes live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated

Population growth rate

Schweden

0.51% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Schweden

1.67 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Schweden

urban population: 88.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Schweden

7.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Schweden

total: 20 years

male: 18 years

female: 21 years (2020)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Schweden

1.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Schweden

5.72% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Schweden

5.556 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Schweden

17.1% (2018 est.)

Unemployment rate

Schweden

8.66% (2021 est.)

8.29% (2020 est.)

6.83% (2019 est.)

Public debt

Schweden

44% of GDP (2020 est.)

38.69% of GDP (2019 est.)

42.28% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Schweden

2.16% (2021 est.)

0.5% (2020 est.)

1.78% (2019 est.)

Exports

Schweden

$290.793 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$241.94 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$257.293 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Exports - partners

Schweden

Germany 10%, Norway 9%, United States 8%, Denmark 8%, Finland 6% (2021)

Imports

Schweden

$263.269 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$217.165 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$233.648 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Schweden

Germany 18%, Netherlands 9%, Norway 8%, China 7%, Denmark 7% (2021)

Airports

Schweden

231 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Schweden

total: 4,179,574 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Schweden

total: 8.8 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 88% (2021 est.)

Railways

Schweden

total: 10,910 km (2020) 8,184 km electrified

narrow gauge: 65 km

Roadways

Schweden

total: 573,134 km (2016) (includes 2,050 km of expressways)

paved: 140,100 km (2016)

unpaved: 433,034 km (2016)

note: includes 98,500 km of state roads, 433,034 km of private roads, and 41,600 km of municipal roads

Telephones - fixed lines

Schweden

total subscriptions: 1,382,146 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Schweden

total subscriptions: 12,843,683 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 123 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Schweden

2,052 km (2010)

Disputes - international

Schweden

none identified