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Sweden

Kingdom of Sweden

Capital
Stockholm
Region
Europe & Central Asia
Income group
High income
Population
10.6M (2025)
Area
450,295 km²
Currency
Swedish krona (SEK)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago97 % coverage · 243 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
93rd of 218 · 18th in Europe & C. Asia
GDP
26th of 187 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
GDP per capita
13th of 187 · 8th in Europe & C. Asia
GDP growth
147th of 187 · 31st in Europe & C. Asia
Inflation
28th of 177 · 5th in Europe & C. Asia
Unemployment
142nd of 185 · 42nd in Europe & C. Asia
Life expectancy
9th of 217 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Median age
46th of 216 · 34th in Europe & C. Asia
Gross debt / GDP
41st of 179 · 14th in Europe & C. Asia
CO₂ per capita
116th of 212 · 10th in Europe & C. Asia
Renewable electricity
23rd of 90 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
Internet users
4th of 10 · 3rd in Europe & C. Asia

What changed in Sweden

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Record high2025Major
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 669.0B in 2025 (series since 1960).
  2. Record high2025Major
    Exports reached a record high of US$ 356.1B in 2025 (series since 1960).
  3. Record high2025Major
    GDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 63,133 in 2025 (series since 1960).
  4. Record high2024Major
    Life expectancy reached a record high of 84.1 years in 2024 (series since 1960).
  5. Sharp drop2025Major
    At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) fell 2.3 points to 86.0 % in 2025 (largest drop since 2014).
  6. Sharp drop2025Major
    Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) fell 2.4 points to 53.6 % in 2025 (largest drop since 2005).
  7. Sharp drop2025Major
    Women in parliament fell 1.7 points to 45.0 % in 2025 (largest drop on record).
  8. Sharp rise2024Major
    Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12–23 months) rose 2.0 points to 96.0 % in 2024 (largest rise on record).

Countries similar to Sweden

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Denmark80
  2. 2Finland76
  3. 3Austria75
  4. 4Spain75
  5. 5Netherlands74
  6. 6Greece74
  7. 7New Zealand72
  8. 8United Kingdom72

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

Country DNACountry DNA fingerprint of Sweden: Income 87, Demographics 79, Urbanisation 84, Trade 69, Energy 89, Emissions 55, Innovation 94, Education 93, Public spending 91.Income 87Demographics 79Urbanisation 84Trade 69Energy 89Emissions 55Innovation 94Education 93Public spending 91

2025

Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

  • Life expectancy gained 4.4 years since 2000, from 79.6 years to 84.1 years in 2024.

  • Within Europe & Central Asia, Sweden ranks 13th of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 72,529, 2025).

  • Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 55.3 % in 2010 to 71.2 % in 2025 (+15.9 points).

  • Trade is worth 104.3 % of GDP (2025), above the world median of 79.5 %.

  • Sweden ranks 12th of 38 OECD members for GDP per capita (PPP), at intl $ 72,529 in 2025.

  • 89.1 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 84.0 % in 2000.

  • 95.8 % of people used the internet in 2025, up from 90.0 % in 2010.

  • Life expectancy of 84.1 years ranks 6th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).

  • With a median age of 39.9 years, Sweden ranks 46th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).

  • CO₂ emissions of 3.59 t per person are 1.2× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).

  • The fertility rate fell from 1.54 births/woman in 2000 to 1.43 births/woman in 2024.

  • GDP per capita rose from US$ 29,633 in 2000 to US$ 63,133 in 2025 (+113.1 % in current US dollars).

  • Sweden's population grew 19.4 % between 2000 and 2025, from 8.9M people to 10.6M people.

  • GDP grew 1.8 % a year on average over 2014–2025.

  • Unemployment of 8.7 % in 2025 is above the Europe & Central Asia median of 5.5 %.

Borders: Finland, Norway

Languages: Swedish

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

  1. 2025
  2. 2024

Explore Sweden by topic

19 topics · 278 indicators with data.