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Population of Sweden from 2000 to 2026 (in millions)

Characteristic	Inhabitants in millions
2026*	10.59
2025*	10.61
2024	10.59
2023	10.55
2022	10.52
2021	10.45
2020	10.38
2019	10.33
2018	10.23
2017	10.12
2016	10
2015	9.85
2014	9.75
2013	9.64
2012	9.56
2011	9.48
2010	9.42
2009	9.34
2008	9.26
2007	9.18
2006	9.11
2005	9.05
2004	9.01
2003	8.98
2002	8.94
2001	8.9
2000	8.88

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November 2025

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Sweden

Survey time period

2000 to 2026

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Over the past several years, the population of Sweden has increased steadily. In 2000, there were nearly 8.9 million people living in the Scandinavian country, with this increasing to 10.61 million by 2025. Population growth is expected to continue over the next decades, and it is estimated that the population of Sweden will reach over 13 million by 2080.

Immigration drives population growth

One main reason for the steadily increasing is the number of immigrants arriving in the country. Even though the number of immigrants fell since the peak in 2016, the population with a foreign background increased steadily over the past 10 years.

Syrians make up the largest group of foreigners

The high number of immigrants arriving in Sweden in 2016 was caused by the high number or refugees fleeing the Syrian Civil War. As of 2022, Syrians made up the largest foreign group residing in the country. Next to refugees from the Middle East, immigrants from other EU-members such as Poland and neighboring Finland constituted a high number of the foreign-born citizens living in the country.