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Sweden
Last update: 2025-08-13
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Swedish Krona (SEK)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 3698.77 (2022)
Inflation rate
2.8% (2024)
Unemployment rate
8.5% (2024)
Below the poverty line
16.1% (2022)
Gini coefficient
29.8 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
19.9%
Smoking men
13.9%
Smoking women
25.8%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
450 295
Land area
410 335
Water area
39 960
Popular payment systems
- ApplePay
- Klarna
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
43.9%
iOS
55.52%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+46
Internet domain
.se
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
9
Internet user penetration
96%
Fixed internet penetration
41%
Current as of
2023
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Political unions
EU
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
SW
Capital
Stockholm
Official language
Swedish
Average consumer spendings
Food products
13%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.1%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
7.1
Beer
2.6
Wine
3.4
Spirits
1
Other alcohol
0.1
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
10 589 835 (2024)
Male population
5 332 701
Female population
5 257 134
Population growth rate
0.51% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
10.7 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
9.6 (2024)
Urbanization
88.7% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
AAA (2004)
Moody's
Aaa (2002)
Standard & Poors
AAA (2004)
Age structure
0-14 years
17.1%
15-64 years
62.1%
65+ years
20.8%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Not specified
37.2%
Current as of
2021
Last update: 2025-08-13