Population Statistics
Sweden
Population
|
10,536,338 |
|
[2023 est.] |
Language
|
Swedish (official) |
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Official minority languages include Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish and Meankieli |
Religion
| Church of Sweden (Lutheran) | 55.7% |
|---|---|
| No Religion | 36.0% |
| Other Protestant | 3.3% |
| Islam | 2.3% |
| Eastern Orthodox | 1.5% |
| Catholic | 1.2% |
| Other Religion | 0.3% |
Ethnicity
| Swedish | 80.3% |
|---|---|
| Syrian | 1.9% |
| Finnish | 1.4% |
| Iraqi | 1.4% |
| Other | 15.0% |
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The Swedish Government reports by country of birth. The indigenous Sami people are estimated to number between 20,000 and 40,000. |
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|
[2020 est.] |
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Cultural Dimensions
|
31 |
|
|
71 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
53 |
|
|
78 |
Australians with Swedish Ancestry
|
46,699 |
|
[2021 Census, ABS] |
Swedish in Australia
Population
|
10,847 |
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This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Sweden. |
|
[2021 Census, ABS] |
Median Age
|
41 |
|
[2016 Census, ABS] |
Gender
| Male | 40.3% |
|---|---|
| Female | 59.7% |
|
[2021 Census, ABS] |
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Religion
| No Religion | 63.1% |
|---|---|
| Lutheran | 10.7% |
| Anglican | 3.9% |
| Catholic | 3.8% |
| Other Religion | 15.7% |
| Not Stated | 2.8% |
|
[2021 Census, ABS] |
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Ancestry
| Swedish | 81.0% |
|---|---|
| Australian | 7.3% |
| Finnish | 5.5% |
| English | 4.3% |
| German | 3.2% |
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These are the top ancestry responses of Australian residents born in Sweden. Respondents were able to provide up to two answers. |
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|
[2021 Census, ABS] |
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Language Spoken at Home
| Swedish | 48.5% |
|---|---|
| English | 44.9% |
| Arabic | 0.8% |
| Finnish | 0.5% |
| Other Languages | 4.1% |
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Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 98.3% speak English fluently. |
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|
[2021 Census, ABS] |
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Diaspora
| New South Wales | 35.9% |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 23.6% |
| Victoria | 20.6% |
| Western Australia | 10.9% |
| Other | 8.6% |
|
[2021 Census, ABS] |
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Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2000 | 43.5% |
|---|---|
| 2001 - 2010 | 22.1% |
| 2011 - 2020 | 31.6% |
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[2021 Census, ABS] |
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