Sweden Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017 by City Immigrants
Europe, Sweden, World Population May 13, 2017,
Sweden Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017
The demography of Sweden is monitored by Statistics Sweden (SCB). As of 31 December 2015, the population of Sweden was estimated to be 9.85 million people, making it the 90th most populous country in the world. The figure is projected to reach ten million in the course of 2016. The three biggest cities are Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Approximately 85% of the country's population resides in its urban areas
The 2005 Swedish census showed an increase of 475,322 compared to the 1990 census, an average increase of 31,680 annually. During the 1990s, birth rate increased by more than 100,000 children per year while death rates fell and immigration surged. In the early 2000s, birth rate declined as immigration increased further, with the context of unrest in the Middle East, upholding steady population growth.
Sweden demographics Population by Religion
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Religious Beliefs In Sweden |
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1 |
Lutheran Church of Sweden and Other Forms of Protestant Christianity |
55% |
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2 |
Atheism or Agnosticism |
34% |
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3 |
Islam |
5% |
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4 |
Roman Catholic Christianity |
2% |
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5 |
Orthodox Christianity |
1% |
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6 |
Neo-Paganism, Eastern Religions, and Other Beliefs |
3% |
Sweden demographics Population by Immigrants
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Immigrant populations by Statistics Sweden 2016 |
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Region |
Population |
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Western Asia |
392,539 |
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Northern Europe |
301,926 |
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Southern Europe |
215,089 |
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Eastern Europe |
183,318 |
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Eastern Africa |
133,181 |
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Southern Asia |
88,780 |
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Western Europe |
83,943 |
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Southeastern Asia |
78,133 |
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South America |
69,645 |
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Eastern Asia |
48,847 |
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Northern Africa |
33,044 |
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Northern America |
23,771 |
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Western Africa |
18,502 |
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Central America |
8,978 |
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Central Asia |
7,493 |
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Middle Africa |
6,982 |
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Oceania |
5,575 |
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Caribbean |
4,709 |
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Southern Africa |
3,049 |
Sweden Population by City
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Sweden – Largest Cities |
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S.No. |
Name |
Population |
Latitude/Longitude |
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1 |
Stockholm wikipedia article, Stockholm |
1,515,017 |
59.333 / 18.065 |
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2 |
Gothenburg wikipedia article, Västra Götaland |
572,799 |
57.707 / 11.967 |
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3 |
Malmo wikipedia article, Skåne |
301,706 |
55.606 / 13.001 |
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4 |
Uppsala wikipedia article, Uppsala |
149,245 |
59.859 / 17.639 |
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5 |
Sollentuna, Stockholm |
139,606 |
59.428 / 17.951 |
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6 |
Västerås wikipedia article, Västmanland |
117,746 |
59.616 / 16.553 |
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7 |
Örebro wikipedia article, Örebro |
115,765 |
59.274 / 15.207 |
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8 |
Linköping wikipedia article, Östergötland |
106,502 |
58.411 / 15.622 |
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9 |
Helsingborg wikipedia article, Skåne |
104,250 |
56.047 / 12.694 |
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10 |
Jönköping wikipedia article, Jönköping |
93,797 |
57.781 / 14.156 |
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