| Population: |
9,031,088 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 16.4% (male 759,488/female 717,812)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 3,007,899/female 2,926,220)
65 years and over: 17.9% (male 707,687/female 911,982) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 41.1 years
male: 40 years
female: 42.2 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.159% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
10.2 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
10.27 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.058 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.028 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.776 male(s)/female
total population: 0.982 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 80.63 years
male: 78.39 years
female: 83 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
1.66 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
3,600 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Swede(s)
adjective: Swedish |
| Ethnic groups: |
indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks |
| Religions: |
Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13% |
| Languages: |
Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |