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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

2025 · Observed official statistics (CKM cell key disclosure control)

20002120

2000–2024 · Observed statistics
2025 · Observed official statistics (CKM cell key disclosure control)
2026–2120 · SCB projection

Country of birth: Born in Sweden counts as domestic, born abroad as foreign. Only the person's own place of birth matters.

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

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.

Native-born(domestic background)Foreign-born(foreign background)Population by single year of age, 31 December

What drives the change?

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

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: 10,605,526
Foreign-born, share: 20.8%
Median age: 41
Dependency ratio: 77.0

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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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Sources for this page

The data comes from official primary sources.

SCB · Annually
BE0101 Befolkningsstatistik — folkmängd
Folkmängd per kommun
Latest data point 31 Dec 2025 · Source published 24 Feb 2026
SCB · Annually
BE0101 Befolkningsstatistik — utrikes födda och utländsk bakgrund
Utrikes födda och utländsk bakgrund
Latest data point 31 Dec 2025 · Source published 24 Mar 2026
SCB · Annually
Sveriges framtida befolkning 2025–2070 (Demografiska rapporter 2025:2)
Befolkningsframskrivning, huvudalternativet
Latest data point 31 Dec 2024 · Source published 11 Apr 2025

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SVERIGEFAKTA, “Sweden's population pyramid 2000–2120 — SCB projection”. Period: 2000–2120. Original source: SCB (https://api.scb.se/OV0104/v1/doris/sv/ssd/START/BE/BE0101); SCB (https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning-och-levnadsforhallanden/befolkningens-sammansattning-och-utveckling/befolkningsstatistik/); SCB (https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning-och-levnadsforhallanden/befolkningens-sammansattning-och-utveckling/befolkningsframskrivningar/produktrelaterat/rapporter/sveriges-framtida-befolkning-2025-2070/). https://sverigefakta.com/en/population-pyramid

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Historical context

1968–2025 · persons, 31 December

Latest: 10,605,529; 2025
Lowest (in the series since 1968): 7,931,193; 1968
Highest (in the series since 1968): 10,605,529; 2025

Compare a year with the latest

1968: 7,931,193 → 2025: 10,605,529 (+2,674,336, +33.7 %)

Source: SCB — Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar i Sverige (BE0101, BefUtvKon1749)

What does this measure?· PopulationOfficial statistics

Unit: number of persons
Population / denominator: Persons registered as resident in Sweden on 31 December
Measures: How many people are registered as resident in Sweden at year-end, according to Statistics Sweden's population statistics.
Does not measure: Not people staying in Sweden without being registered, e.g. asylum seekers who have not yet been granted a residence permit.
Original source: SCB — BE0101 Befolkningsstatistik — folkmängd
Updated: annually
Latest data point in our copy: 2025-12-31
Producer's latest release: 2026-02-24
Next release: Unknown – no announced date found when checked 2026-10-12
All sources and next releases: Source updates
Source last checked by us: 2026-10-12

If Sweden had 100 inhabitants

Registered population, by country of birth · 2024 (year-end)

If Sweden had 100 inhabitants
Category	Exact share	Of 100
Born in Sweden	79.2 %	79
Born abroad	20.8 %	21

Born abroad = born outside Sweden, regardless of citizenship. Country of birth is not citizenship or foreign background. Units are rounded with the largest-remainder method so they sum to exactly 100; exact shares are in the table. Source: SCB – Befolkningsstatistik

If Sweden had 100 inhabitants — by background

Registered population · 31 December 2025

If Sweden had 100 inhabitants — by background
Category	Exact share	Of 100
Swedish background	72.3 %	72
Foreign background	27.7 %	28

Foreign background = born abroad, or born in Sweden with two foreign-born parents. Exact counts: 2,936,843 with foreign background and 7,668,686 with Swedish background, of 10,605,529 inhabitants. Units are rounded with the largest-remainder method so they sum to exactly 100; exact shares are in the table. Source: SCB — Befolkning efter utländsk/svensk bakgrund (UtlSvBakgGrov / UtlSvBakgGrovCKM)

What does this measure?· Foreign backgroundOfficial statistics

Unit: number of persons and share of the population
Population / denominator: Persons with a foreign background ÷ total population, 31 December
Measures: People born abroad plus people born in Sweden with two foreign-born parents (Statistics Sweden's definition).
Does not measure: Not citizenship — people with a foreign background can be Swedish citizens.
People born in Sweden with one foreign-born and one Swedish-born parent count as Swedish background.
Original source: SCB — BE0101 Befolkningsstatistik — utrikes födda och utländsk bakgrund
Updated: annually
Latest data point in our copy: 2025-12-31
Producer's latest release: 2026-03-24
Next release: Unknown – no announced date found when checked 2026-10-12
All sources and next releases: Source updates
Source last checked by us: 2026-10-12