Sweden
Country in Europe
In brief
Life expectancy: 84.1 years (2024). World rank 9 of 216 (1 = best); in Europe, 6 of 48. Life expectancy, women: 85.6 years (2024). World rank 16 of 216 (1 = best); in Europe, 10 of 48. Life expectancy, men: 82.6 years (2024). World rank 6 of 216 (1 = best); in Europe, 4 of 48. From 2015 to 2025: population 9.8M → 10.6M, population growth per year +1.1% → +0.3%, and living in cities 86.6% → 89.1%. Better than all its neighbours (Finland and Norway): life expectancy, life expectancy, and life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- Swedish
- Religions
- Christian 53.9%, no religion 37.2%, and other 8.9% (2021)