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Population pyramid for Sweden

Every single year of age, both sexes, 2000–2120. Move the slider — or press play.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), population statistics and population projection.

ToolData 2000–2120

See how Sweden's population has changed by age, sex, country of birth and background. Drag the timeline or press Play.

2025 · Observed official statistics (CKM cell key disclosure control)
20022025
  • 2002–2024 · Observed statistics
  • 2025 · Observed official statistics (CKM cell key disclosure control)

Detailed background: Statistics Sweden's finer four-category split. Foreign-born plus Swedish-born with two foreign-born parents together form foreign background.

Countries use different definitions of migration background. Results therefore depend on the definition you choose. SCB · UtlSvBakgFin

Observed official statistics (CKM cell key disclosure control). Actual population, but from 2025 SCB applies the cell key method (CKM). Individual cells are randomly perturbed to protect individuals, so subtotals may deviate slightly from the total.

Born in Sweden, two Swedish-born parents(domestic background)Born in Sweden, one foreign-born parent(domestic background)Born in Sweden, two foreign-born parents(foreign background)Foreign-born(foreign background)Population by single year of age, 31 December

Tab into the pyramid, then use the arrow keys to move between ages and sides. Enter shows the details, Escape closes them.

Population pyramid for Sweden 2025, by age, sex and Born in Sweden, two Swedish-born parents / Born in Sweden, one foreign-born parent / Born in Sweden, two foreign-born parents / Foreign-born.Population counts. Observed official statistics (CKM cell key disclosure control). SCB · UtlSvBakgFinCKM (0000086U)0102030405060708090100+MENWOMEN25,00025,00050,00050,00075,00075,000

What drives the change?

Observed official annual statistics for Sweden. No projection is shown here.

-050,000100,000150,00019601970198019902000201020201960: Immigrations 26,143 · Emigrations 15,138 · Net migration (derived) 11,0051961: Immigrations 29,619 · Emigrations 15,019 · Net migration (derived) 14,6001962: Immigrations 25,084 · Emigrations 14,928 · Net migration (derived) 10,1561963: Immigrations 26,950 · Emigrations 15,340 · Net migration (derived) 11,6101964: Immigrations 38,334 · Emigrations 15,705 · Net migration (derived) 22,6291965: Immigrations 49,586 · Emigrations 15,977 · Net migration (derived) 33,6091966: Immigrations 46,970 · Emigrations 19,730 · Net migration (derived) 27,2401967: Immigrations 29,983 · Emigrations 19,979 · Net migration (derived) 10,0041968: Immigrations 35,978 · Emigrations 23,162 · Net migration (derived) 12,8161969: Immigrations 64,503 · Emigrations 20,360 · Net migration (derived) 44,1431970: Immigrations 77,326 · Emigrations 28,653 · Net migration (derived) 48,6731971: Immigrations 42,615 · Emigrations 39,560 · Net migration (derived) 3,0551972: Immigrations 29,894 · Emigrations 41,579 · Net migration (derived) -11,6851973: Immigrations 29,443 · Emigrations 40,342 · Net migration (derived) -10,8991974: Immigrations 37,430 · Emigrations 28,352 · Net migration (derived) 9,0781975: Immigrations 44,133 · Emigrations 27,249 · Net migration (derived) 16,8841976: Immigrations 45,492 · Emigrations 25,522 · Net migration (derived) 19,9701977: Immigrations 44,005 · Emigrations 21,078 · Net migration (derived) 22,9271978: Immigrations 36,187 · Emigrations 22,168 · Net migration (derived) 14,0191979: Immigrations 37,025 · Emigrations 23,467 · Net migration (derived) 13,5581980: Immigrations 39,426 · Emigrations 29,839 · Net migration (derived) 9,5871981: Immigrations 32,272 · Emigrations 29,440 · Net migration (derived) 2,8321982: Immigrations 30,381 · Emigrations 28,381 · Net migration (derived) 2,0001983: Immigrations 27,495 · Emigrations 25,269 · Net migration (derived) 2,2261984: Immigrations 31,486 · Emigrations 22,825 · Net migration (derived) 8,6611985: Immigrations 33,127 · Emigrations 22,036 · Net migration (derived) 11,0911986: Immigrations 39,487 · Emigrations 24,495 · Net migration (derived) 14,9921987: Immigrations 42,666 · Emigrations 20,673 · Net migration (derived) 21,9931988: Immigrations 51,092 · Emigrations 21,461 · Net migration (derived) 29,6311989: Immigrations 65,866 · Emigrations 21,484 · Net migration (derived) 44,3821990: Immigrations 60,048 · Emigrations 25,196 · Net migration (derived) 34,8521991: Immigrations 49,731 · Emigrations 24,745 · Net migration (derived) 24,9861992: Immigrations 45,348 · Emigrations 25,726 · Net migration (derived) 19,6221993: Immigrations 61,872 · Emigrations 29,874 · Net migration (derived) 31,9981994: Immigrations 83,598 · Emigrations 32,661 · Net migration (derived) 50,9371995: Immigrations 45,887 · Emigrations 33,984 · Net migration (derived) 11,9031996: Immigrations 39,895 · Emigrations 33,884 · Net migration (derived) 6,0111997: Immigrations 44,818 · Emigrations 38,543 · Net migration (derived) 6,2751998: Immigrations 49,391 · Emigrations 38,518 · Net migration (derived) 10,8731999: Immigrations 49,839 · Emigrations 35,705 · Net migration (derived) 14,1342000: Immigrations 58,659 · Emigrations 34,091 · Net migration (derived) 24,5682001: Immigrations 60,795 · Emigrations 32,141 · Net migration (derived) 28,6542002: Immigrations 64,087 · Emigrations 33,009 · Net migration (derived) 31,0782003: Immigrations 63,795 · Emigrations 35,023 · Net migration (derived) 28,7722004: Immigrations 62,028 · Emigrations 36,586 · Net migration (derived) 25,4422005: Immigrations 65,229 · Emigrations 38,118 · Net migration (derived) 27,1112006: Immigrations 95,750 · Emigrations 44,908 · Net migration (derived) 50,8422007: Immigrations 99,485 · Emigrations 45,418 · Net migration (derived) 54,0672008: Immigrations 101,171 · Emigrations 45,294 · Net migration (derived) 55,8772009: Immigrations 102,280 · Emigrations 39,240 · Net migration (derived) 63,0402010: Immigrations 98,801 · Emigrations 48,853 · Net migration (derived) 49,9482011: Immigrations 96,467 · Emigrations 51,179 · Net migration (derived) 45,2882012: Immigrations 103,059 · Emigrations 51,747 · Net migration (derived) 51,3122013: Immigrations 115,845 · Emigrations 50,715 · Net migration (derived) 65,1302014: Immigrations 126,966 · Emigrations 51,237 · Net migration (derived) 75,7292015: Immigrations 134,240 · Emigrations 55,830 · Net migration (derived) 78,4102016: Immigrations 163,005 · Emigrations 45,878 · Net migration (derived) 117,1272017: Immigrations 144,489 · Emigrations 45,620 · Net migration (derived) 98,8692018: Immigrations 132,602 · Emigrations 46,981 · Net migration (derived) 85,6212019: Immigrations 115,805 · Emigrations 47,718 · Net migration (derived) 68,0872020: Immigrations 82,518 · Emigrations 48,937 · Net migration (derived) 33,5812021: Immigrations 90,631 · Emigrations 48,284 · Net migration (derived) 42,3472022: Immigrations 102,436 · Emigrations 50,592 · Net migration (derived) 51,8442023: Immigrations 94,514 · Emigrations 73,434 · Net migration (derived) 21,0802024: Immigrations 116,197 · Emigrations 86,449 · Net migration (derived) 29,7482025: Immigrations 89,434 · Emigrations 77,483 · Net migration (derived) 11,951
ImmigrationsEmigrationsNet migration (derived)SCB · BefUtvKon1749 (BE0101G)
Immigrations
89,434
Emigrations
77,483
Net migration*
11,951
Births
97,491
Deaths
92,212
Natural change*
5,279

* Derived in the product: net migration = immigrations − emigrations, natural change = births − deaths. Values shown for 2025.

Population change can be described through migration, births and deaths. The charts show statistical outcomes. They do not in themselves show the reasons behind individual decisions or future developments.

Statistics Sweden publishes total fertility by region and sex (BE0101H, FruktsamhetSum, 2000–2025), but no breakdown by the woman's country of birth or background. We therefore show no group comparison here.

Population
10,605,572
Foreign background, share
27.7%
Median age
41
Dependency ratio
77.0
Share & export

2025: population 10,605,572, of which 2,936,906 (27.7%) Foreign background. Median age 41. Observed official statistics (CKM cell key disclosure control).

Read more: what the data covers and which SCB tables are used

What the data covers

  • Country of birth: 2000–2120 — observed through 2025, SCB projection 2026 onwards.
  • Swedish/foreign background: 2002–2025 — observed only. SCB publishes no projection for this definition, and we do not construct one.

Age axis: SCB's single-year classes 0–99 plus 100+. Ages 100–105+ in the projection are summed into 100+ for a common axis. No population count is interpolated, extrapolated or modelled; shares, median age and dependency ratio are derived arithmetically from those counts.

How we measurePopulation statistics — method →

SCB tables used

  • UtlSvBakgFin (000001NT) 2002–2024 — Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund, ålder, kön, tabellinnehåll och år
  • UtlSvBakgFinCKM (0000086U) 2025–2025 — Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund, ålder, kön, tabellinnehåll och år · CKM-protected
  • InrUtrFoddaRegAlKon (000001NS) 2000–2024 — Folkmängd, antal efter region, ålder, kön, födelseregion, tabellinnehåll och år
  • InrUtrFodRegAlKonCKM (0000086R) 2025–2025 — Folkmängd, antal efter region, ålder, kön, födelseregion, tabellinnehåll och år · CKM-protected
  • BefolkprognRevNb (000005NO) 2026–2120 — Folkmängd 31 dec, antal efter inrikes/utrikes född, ålder, kön, tabellinnehåll och år
  • UtlSvBakgGrov (000001NU) 2002–2024 — Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund, ålder, kön, tabellinnehåll och år
  • UtlSvBakgGrovCKM (0000086V) 2025–2025 — Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund, ålder, kön, tabellinnehåll och år · CKM-protected

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

Directly from Statistics Sweden's (SCB) statistical database. 2000–2024 from InrUtrFoddaRegAlKon (matrix 000001NS), 2025 from InrUtrFodRegAlKonCKM (0000086R) and 2026–2120 from SCB's population projection BefolkprognRevNb (000005NO). The Swedish/foreign background split comes from UtlSvBakgGrov (000001NU) and UtlSvBakgGrovCKM. No population counts are computed, interpolated or estimated by us. The key figures below the chart — shares, median age and dependency ratio — are derived here, with plain arithmetic on SCB's published counts: share = category divided by the population of the same year, median age from the cumulative age distribution, and dependency ratio as (ages 0–19 + 65+) divided by ages 20–64.

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