Indicator	Value
Total population	10,600,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 10,610,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 10,570,000 people
Median age	40.1 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	83.3–84.1 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 84.06 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 83.26 years
Ethnic groups	Swedish 79.6%, Syrian 1.9%, Iraqi 1.4%, Finnish 1.3%, other 15.8% (2022 est.); note: data represent the population by country of birth; the indigenous Sami people are estimated to number between 20,000 and 40,000CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Swedish (official)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Church of Sweden (Lutheran) 53.9%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 8.9%, none or unspecified 37.2% (2021 est.); note: estimates reflect registered members of faith communities eligible for state funding (not all religions are state-funded and not all people who identify with a particular religion are registered members) and the Church of SwedenCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	88.7% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	0.313 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	9.3 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	8.6 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	88.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Archaic Gutnish / Archaic Norrlandic / Borgarmalet / Dalecarlian / East Danish / Eastern Yiddish / Finnish / Jamtska / Kalo Finnish Romani / Lule Saami / Meänkieli / North Saami / Norwegian / Older Runic / Pite Saami / South Saami / Swedish / Swedish Sign Language / Tavringer Romani / Ume Saami / Vlax RomaniGlottolog [2026]