Sweden

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About Sweden

The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. Stockholm is the seat of national government for Sweden, a country in Northern Europe.

Sweden has a population of about 10.5 million people, the 90th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Sweden covers 450,295 square kilometers (173,860 square miles), making Sweden the 56th largest country in the world by area.

Sweden borders 2 countries: Finland and Norway.

Life expectancy at birth in Sweden is 83.3 years, the 15th highest of any country in the world.

Sweden is in Europe, in the Northern Europe region. Sweden is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Sweden
Populationtotal people	10.5Mpeople	90th
Land Areatotal km²	450.3Kkm²	56th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$55.0K	23rd
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$579.0B	24th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	83.3years	15th
Urban Population% living in cities	88.6%	36th
Internet Users% of people online	95.7%	22nd
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.45births/woman	169th
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	10.9Marrivals/year	35th
Forest Cover% of land forested	68.7%	18th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	7.6%	58th
Military Spending% of GDP	1.5%of GDP	80th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	57.9%	40th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	8.5%	57th
Beer Consumptionliters per year	56.2L/year	29th
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	8.2kg/year	6th
Wine Consumptionliters per year	20.5L/year	15th
Education Spending% of GDP	7.3%of GDP	11th
Health Spending% of GDP	11.2%of GDP	15th
Arable Land% of land arable	6.2%	126th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$18.7B	22nd

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 SE · alpha-3 SWE · Northern Europe