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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
Languages:
Swedish (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Religions:
Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
Population:
9,103,788 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 722,811/female 680,665)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
13.2% (male 616,191/female 587,652)
25-54 years:
38.7% (male 1,784,273/female 1,738,367)
55-64 years:
12.5% (male 567,474/female 571,435)
65 years and over:
20.2% (male 821,647/female 1,013,273) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 42.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
41 years
female:
43.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.168% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
10.24 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
10.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 85% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
STOCKHOLM (capital) 1.279 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
4 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 219
male:
2.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.18 years
country comparison to the world: 16
male:
78.86 years
female:
83.63 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.67 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
9.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 30
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.583 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
