Population Statistics
Sweden
Population
10,536,338 |
[2023 est.] |
Language
Swedish (official) |
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% |
The Swedish Government reports by country of birth. The indigenous Sami people are estimated to number between 20,000 and 40,000. |
|
[2020 est.] |
Cultural Dimensions
31 |
|
71 |
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5 |
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29 |
|
53 |
|
78 |
Australians with Swedish Ancestry
46,699 |
[2021 Census, ABS] |
Swedish in Australia
Population
10,847 |
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] |
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] |
Ancestry
Swedish | 81.0% |
---|---|
Australian | 7.3% |
Finnish | 5.5% |
English | 4.3% |
German | 3.2% |
These are the top ancestry responses of Australian residents born in Sweden. Respondents were able to provide up to two answers. |
|
[2021 Census, ABS] |
Language Spoken at Home
Swedish | 48.5% |
---|---|
English | 44.9% |
Arabic | 0.8% |
Finnish | 0.5% |
Other Languages | 4.1% |
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 98.3% speak English fluently. |
|
[2021 Census, ABS] |
Diaspora
New South Wales | 35.9% |
---|---|
Queensland | 23.6% |
Victoria | 20.6% |
Western Australia | 10.9% |
Other | 8.6% |
[2021 Census, ABS] |
Arrival to Australia
Prior to 2000 | 43.5% |
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2001 - 2010 | 22.1% |
2011 - 2020 | 31.6% |
[2021 Census, ABS] |