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People of Sweden

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.)

Sweden Quickstats

  • Population: 9,031,088 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 449,964 sq km
  • Density: 20 /km² (185th)
  • GDP (total): $291 billion (34th)
  • GDP (per capita): $32,200 (18th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)
  • Dial code: +46

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