Largest Cities in SwedenĨ5% of the people living in Sweden live in urban areas, but most of these cities are very small (between 10,000 and 100,000 residents). Sweden is situated between the Baltic and North Seas and touches borders with Finlands and Norway. Sweden is found in northern Europe and is made up of thousands of tiny islands in addition to the mainland. This density is spread over an area of 173,860 square miles (450,295 km² ) of total surface area and ranks 159th in the world. Population density is recorded as 57.5 people per square mile (22.2 people per square kilometer) with a higher population density in the south than in the north. Population Density and Surface Area in Sweden
After 2045, it is expected that the population will again take an uptick. Current projections believe that in the years to come, the rate will reach a peak in 2020 at 0.72%, before decreasing towards 0.4% by 2045. The slow annual growth rate in Sweden is expected to continue slowing but at a very gradual pace. When ranked by world population, Sweden stands at the 91st position according to the monthly official estimate, constituting 0.133% of the world population. Most of the increase in population growth can be attributed to the increasing number of immigrants and live births in the country. However, this has decreased from the rate of 1.99 births per woman in 2011. Today, about one-fifth of Sweden's population has an immigrant background.Ĭompared to current European standards, Sweden has a relatively high fertility rate measured at 1.9 births per woman. Immigration has been a major source for growth in population throughout Sweden's history, and since 2012, the number of immigrants to Sweden has increased while the number of emigrants has decreased. Since May 2012, Sweden’s population has increased by around 0.85%. The current fertility rate is 1.85 births per woman.īecause of low fertility rates, Sweden’s population is aging and will continue the trend unless the fertility rates increase. While Sweden has had fertility rates below the population replacement rate for decades, the positive net migration helps to grow the population. Sweden’s population growth rate is relatively low at 0.63%, adding about 63,000 people to the population from 2019 to 2020. As of 2020, the population is 10.1 million people and is projected to be 11.39 million by 2050 and 12.95 million by 2099.
According to current projections, Sweden’s population is expected to continue growing through the rest of the century.