Population Statistics
Sweden
Population
10,202,491 |
[July 2020 est.] |
Language
Swedish [official] |
Official minority languages include Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish and Meankieli |
Religion
Church of Sweden Lutheran Christianity | 60.2% |
---|---|
Other including Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and other branches of Christianity | 8.5% |
None or unspecified | 31.3% |
[2017 est.] |
Ethnicity
Swedish | 80.9% |
---|---|
Syrian | 1.8% |
Finnish | 1.4% |
Iraqi | 1.4% |
Other | 14.5% |
[2018 est.] |
|
The Swedish Government reports by country of birth. The indigenous Sami people are estimated to number between 20,000 and 40,000. |
Cultural Dimensions
31 |
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71 |
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5 |
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29 |
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53 |
|
78 |
|
Australians with Swedish Ancestry
40,214 |
[Census, 2016] |
Swedish in Australia
Population
9,553 |
[Census, 2016] |
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Sweden. |
Median Age
41 |
[Census, 2016] |
Gender
Male | 42.1% |
---|---|
Female | 58.0% |
[Census, 2016] |
Religion
No Religion | 54.9% |
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Lutheran Christianity | 14.0% |
Anglican Christianity | 5.1% |
Catholic Christianity | 4.7% |
Other Religion | 14.9% |
Not Stated | 5.5% |
[Census, 2016] |
Ancestry
Swedish | 65.6% |
---|---|
Australian | 5.2% |
Finnish | 4.7% |
English | 3.4% |
Other Ancestry | 21.0% |
[Census, 2016] |
Language Spoken at Home
Swedish | 55.2% |
---|---|
English | 37.9% |
Finnish | 0.7% |
Other Languages | 5.3% |
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 98.0% speak English fluently. |
|
[Census, 2016] |
Diaspora
New South Wales | 36.8% |
---|---|
Queensland | 22.9% |
Victoria | 21.5% |
Western Australia | 10.8% |
Other | 8.0% |
[Census, 2016] |
Arrival to Australia
Prior to 2007 | 61.5% |
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2007 - 2011 | 13.6% |
2012 - 2016 | 21.9% |
[Census, 2016] |
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