Over the past 23 years, the total population of Sweden increased steadily. In 2000, there were nearly 8.9 million people living in the Scandinavian country, and this had increased to 10.55 million in 2023. The 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 drove the 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.
Population in Sweden from 2000 to 2023
(in millions)
Characteristic
Inhabitants in millions
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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Statistics Sweden. (February 22, 2024). Population in Sweden from 2000 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/521464/sweden-total-population/
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