SE · 2021 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Sweden, 2021
Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,222,847
Sweden, 2021
▲ 0.5% vs 2020 (5,195,814)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2020, reaching 5,222,847.
Sweden accounts for 2.4% of the EU-27 total of 217,953,504.
Sweden ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.9% (from 4,930,966 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.4%
EU-27: 217,953,504
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan