Schweden - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge:    Schweden Schweden
Capital
name: Stockholm

geographic coordinates: 59 20 N, 18 03 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: stock and holm literally mean "log" and "islet" in Swedish, but there is no consensus as to what the words refer to
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Sweden; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen of Sweden and the father unknown

dual citizenship recognized: no, unless the other citizenship was acquired involuntarily

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 450,295 sq km

land: 410,335 sq km

water: 39,960 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 7.5% (2018 est.)

arable land: 6.4% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 1.1% (2018 est.)

forest: 68.7% (2018 est.)

other: 23.8% (2018 est.)
Location
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
Age structure
0-14 years: 17.26% (male 936,274/female 882,347)

15-64 years: 62.05% (male 3,346,891/female 3,190,608)

65 years and over: 20.69% (2023 est.) (male 1,021,707/female 1,158,511)
Birth rate
10.76 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Swedish (official)

major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, den obestridliga källan för grundläggande information. (Swedish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

note: Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish, and Meankieli are official minority languages
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 82.8 years

male: 81.05 years

female: 84.66 years (2023 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.700 million STOCKHOLM (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 41.1 years

male: 40.1 years

female: 42.1 years (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
29.7 years (2020 est.)
Net migration rate
3.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
most Swedes live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated
Population growth rate
0.51% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.67 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 88.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
7.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 20 years

male: 18 years

female: 21 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
1.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
5.72% (2021 est.)
Labor force
5.556 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
17.1% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
8.66% (2021 est.)

8.29% (2020 est.)

6.83% (2019 est.)
Public debt
44% of GDP (2020 est.)

38.69% of GDP (2019 est.)

42.28% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.16% (2021 est.)

0.5% (2020 est.)

1.78% (2019 est.)
Exports
$290.793 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$241.94 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$257.293 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
Germany 10%, Norway 9%, United States 8%, Denmark 8%, Finland 6% (2021)
Imports
$263.269 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$217.165 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$233.648 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Germany 18%, Netherlands 9%, Norway 8%, China 7%, Denmark 7% (2021)
Airports
231 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 4,179,574 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 8.8 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 88% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 10,910 km (2020) 8,184 km electrified

narrow gauge: 65 km
Roadways
total: 573,134 km (2016) (includes 2,050 km of expressways)

paved: 140,100 km (2016)

unpaved: 433,034 km (2016)

note: includes 98,500 km of state roads, 433,034 km of private roads, and 41,600 km of municipal roads
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 1,382,146 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 12,843,683 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 123 (2021 est.)
Waterways
2,052 km (2010)
Disputes - international

none identified


Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Schweden
26 640 333 000 EUR
29 173 992 000 EUR
9.51 %
Bekleidung
Schweden
471 254 000 EUR
499 626 000 EUR
6.02 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Schweden
2 827 598 000 EUR
3 543 211 000 EUR
25.31 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Schweden
3 184 879 000 EUR
2 760 954 000 EUR
-13.31 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Schweden
1 976 219 000 EUR
2 203 040 000 EUR
11.48 %
Energieversorgung
Schweden
22 623 000 EUR
22 009 000 EUR
-2.71 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Schweden
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Schweden
18 993 000 EUR
26 875 000 EUR
41.50 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Schweden
170 998 000 EUR
174 853 000 EUR
2.25 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Schweden
729 000 EUR
776 000 EUR
6.45 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Schweden
10 119 000 EUR
6 635 000 EUR
-34.43 %
Getränke
Schweden
155 977 000 EUR
167 018 000 EUR
7.08 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Schweden
325 888 000 EUR
380 701 000 EUR
16.82 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Schweden
1 010 642 000 EUR
1 098 661 000 EUR
8.71 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Schweden
167 718 000 EUR
194 495 000 EUR
15.97 %
Kohle
Schweden
755 000 EUR
1 452 000 EUR
92.32 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Schweden
313 156 000 EUR
351 795 000 EUR
12.34 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Schweden
4 355 897 000 EUR
4 838 572 000 EUR
11.08 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Schweden
272 615 000 EUR
301 408 000 EUR
10.56 %
Maschinen
Schweden
4 126 594 000 EUR
4 205 050 000 EUR
1.90 %
Metalle
Schweden
1 241 170 000 EUR
1 622 429 000 EUR
30.72 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Schweden
1 043 307 000 EUR
1 167 590 000 EUR
11.91 %
Möbel
Schweden
214 264 000 EUR
211 367 000 EUR
-1.35 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Schweden
1 172 389 000 EUR
1 317 700 000 EUR
12.39 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Schweden
344 675 000 EUR
415 306 000 EUR
20.49 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Schweden
1 186 521 000 EUR
1 225 734 000 EUR
3.30 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Schweden
166 260 000 EUR
536 963 000 EUR
222.97 %
Sonstige Waren
Schweden
1 522 981 000 EUR
1 544 017 000 EUR
1.38 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Schweden
30 624 000 EUR
32 927 000 EUR
7.52 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Schweden
13 149 000 EUR
14 618 000 EUR
11.17 %
Textilien
Schweden
292 339 000 EUR
308 210 000 EUR
5.43 %