| People | Sweden |
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Population:
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9,088,728 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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23 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 85% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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STOCKHOLM (capital) 1.279 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15.4% (male 722,558/female 680,933)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 2,982,268/female 2,910,135)
65 years and over: 19.7% (male 800,169/female 992,665) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 42 years
male: 40.8 years
female: 43.1 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.163% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.18 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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10.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.061 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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5 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.07 years
male: 78.78 years
female: 83.51 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.67 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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9.9% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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3.583 physicians/1,000 population (2006) |
Hospital bed density:
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void |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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8,100 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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12% (2009) |
Nationality:
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noun: Swede(s)
adjective: Swedish |
Ethnic groups:
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indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks |
Religions:
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Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13% |
Languages:
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Swedish (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.6% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
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void |
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