Sweden
population: Monthly national estimate (30 May 2026) · indicators as of 2026-09-05 · 53 metros tracked
🗺️ Geography53 metros
Sweden metro footprint, shaded by composite tier.
Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
🏙️ 53 tracked metros
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🗂️ Counties
21 entries listed under Sweden. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
📋 At a glance
- Official language
- Swedish
- Currency
- Swedish krona (kr)
- Government
- Representative democracy
- Legislature
- Parliament of Sweden
- Constitution
- 1974, 38 amendment events since
- Demonym
- Swedish
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +46
- Internet TLD
- .se
- ISO 3166
- SE
- Established
- 900
- Highest point
- Kebnekaise (2,097 m (6,880 ft))
- National anthem
- Du gamla, du fria
Facts via Wikidata.
💹 Economy and developmentHigh income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN WPP, V-Dem, Global Carbon Budget, Ember, Energy Institute; CC BY 4.0). Each card credits its originating body. Renewable share is of electricity generation, not of primary energy. Each figure is the most recent year available.
🏛️ Leadership History62 leaders · click to expand
marks a leader associated with atrocities or defiance of law, systemic subversion of democratic institutions, or a criminal conviction. Convictions arising from political persecution, and annulled convictions, are excluded. denotes a monarch. These are editorial designations, applied per entry rather than derived automatically.
Other
Ulf Kristersson✦ Current
2022–PresentPrime Minister
Magdalena Andersson
2021–2022Prime Minister
Stefan Löfven
2014–2021Prime Minister
Fredrik Reinfeldt
2006–2014Prime Minister
Göran Persson
1996–2006Prime Minister
Ingvar Carlsson
1994–1996Prime Minister
Carl Bildt
1991–1994Prime Minister
Ingvar Carlsson
1986–1991Prime Minister
Olof Palme
1982–1986Prime Minister
Thorbjörn Fälldin
1979–1982Prime Minister
Ola Ullsten
1978–1979Prime Minister
Thorbjörn Fälldin
1976–1978Prime Minister
Show all 14 leaders
Olof Palme
1969–1976Prime Minister
Tage Erlander
1946–1969Prime Minister
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ulf Kristersson✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2022–Present |
| Magdalena Andersson | Prime Minister | 2021–2022 |
| Stefan Löfven | Prime Minister | 2014–2021 |
| Fredrik Reinfeldt | Prime Minister | 2006–2014 |
| Göran Persson | Prime Minister | 1996–2006 |
| Ingvar Carlsson | Prime Minister | 1994–1996 |
| Carl Bildt | Prime Minister | 1991–1994 |
| Ingvar Carlsson | Prime Minister | 1986–1991 |
| Olof Palme | Prime Minister | 1982–1986 |
| Thorbjörn Fälldin | Prime Minister | 1979–1982 |
| Ola Ullsten | Prime Minister | 1978–1979 |
| Thorbjörn Fälldin | Prime Minister | 1976–1978 |
| Olof Palme | Prime Minister | 1969–1976 |
| Tage Erlander | Prime Minister | 1946–1969 |
House of Bernadotte
👑 Carl XVI Gustaf✦ Current
1973–PresentMonarch
👑 Gustaf VI Adolf
1950–1973Monarch
👑 Gustaf V
1907–1950Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Carl XVI Gustaf✦ Current | Monarch | 1973–Present |
| 👑 Gustaf VI Adolf | Monarch | 1950–1973 |
| 👑 Gustaf V | Monarch | 1907–1950 |
Kingdom of Sweden
👑 Oscar II
1872–1907Monarch
👑 Charles XV
1859–1872Monarch
👑 Oscar I
1844–1859Monarch
👑 Charles XIV John
1818–1844Monarch
👑 Charles XIII
1809–1818Monarch
👑 Gustav IV Adolf
1792–1809Monarch
👑 Gustav III
1771–1792Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Oscar II | Monarch | 1872–1907 |
| 👑 Charles XV | Monarch | 1859–1872 |
| 👑 Oscar I | Monarch | 1844–1859 |
| 👑 Charles XIV John | Monarch | 1818–1844 |
| 👑 Charles XIII | Monarch | 1809–1818 |
| 👑 Gustav IV Adolf | Monarch | 1792–1809 |
| 👑 Gustav III | Monarch | 1771–1792 |
Age of Liberty — House of Hesse/Holstein-Gottorp
👑 Adolf Frederick
1751–1771Monarch
👑 Frederick I
1720–1751Monarch
👑 Ulrika Eleonora
1718–1720Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Adolf Frederick | Monarch | 1751–1771 |
| 👑 Frederick I | Monarch | 1720–1751 |
| 👑 Ulrika Eleonora | Monarch | 1718–1720 |
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
👑 Charles XII
1697–1718Monarch
👑 Charles XI
1660–1697Monarch
👑 Charles X Gustav
1654–1660Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Charles XII | Monarch | 1697–1718 |
| 👑 Charles XI | Monarch | 1660–1697 |
| 👑 Charles X Gustav | Monarch | 1654–1660 |
House of Vasa
👑 Christina
1632–1654Monarch
👑 Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus)
1611–1632Monarch
👑 Charles IX
1599–1611Monarch
👑 Sigismund
1592–1599Monarch
👑 John III
1568–1592Monarch
👑 Eric XIV
1560–1568Monarch
👑 Gustav Vasa
1523–1560Monarch
👑 Gustav Vasa
1521–1523Regent
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Christina | Monarch | 1632–1654 |
| 👑 Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus) | Monarch | 1611–1632 |
| 👑 Charles IX | Monarch | 1599–1611 |
| 👑 Sigismund | Monarch | 1592–1599 |
| 👑 John III | Monarch | 1568–1592 |
| 👑 Eric XIV | Monarch | 1560–1568 |
| 👑 Gustav Vasa | Monarch | 1523–1560 |
| 👑 Gustav Vasa | Regent | 1521–1523 |
Kalmar Union
👑 Christian II
1520–1521Monarch
👑 Sten Sture the Younger
1512–1520Regent
👑 Svante Nilsson (Sture)
1503–1512Regent
👑 Sten Sture the Elder
1501–1503Regent
👑 Hans (John II)
1497–1501Monarch
👑 Sten Sture the Elder
1470–1497Regent
👑 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde)
1467–1470Monarch
👑 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde)
1464–1465Monarch
👑 Christian I
1457–1464Monarch
👑 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde)
1448–1457Monarch
👑 Christopher of Bavaria
1441–1448Monarch
👑 Eric of Pomerania
1412–1439Monarch
Show all 13 leaders
👑 Margaret I
1389–1412Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Christian II | Monarch | 1520–1521 |
| 👑 Sten Sture the Younger | Regent | 1512–1520 |
| 👑 Svante Nilsson (Sture) | Regent | 1503–1512 |
| 👑 Sten Sture the Elder | Regent | 1501–1503 |
| 👑 Hans (John II) | Monarch | 1497–1501 |
| 👑 Sten Sture the Elder | Regent | 1470–1497 |
| 👑 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) | Monarch | 1467–1470 |
| 👑 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) | Monarch | 1464–1465 |
| 👑 Christian I | Monarch | 1457–1464 |
| 👑 Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) | Monarch | 1448–1457 |
| 👑 Christopher of Bavaria | Monarch | 1441–1448 |
| 👑 Eric of Pomerania | Monarch | 1412–1439 |
| 👑 Margaret I | Monarch | 1389–1412 |
Early Swedish kings
👑 Albert of Mecklenburg
1364–1389Monarch
👑 Magnus IV Eriksson
1319–1364Monarch
👑 Birger Magnusson
1290–1318Monarch
👑 Magnus III Ladulås
1275–1290Monarch
👑 Valdemar Birgersson
1250–1275Monarch
👑 Eric IX (the Holy)
1156–1160Monarch
👑 Stenkil
1060–1066Monarch
👑 Emund the Old
1050–1060Monarch
👑 Anund Jacob
1022–1050Monarch
👑 Olof Skötkonung
995–1022Monarch
👑 Eric the Victorious
970–995Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Albert of Mecklenburg | Monarch | 1364–1389 |
| 👑 Magnus IV Eriksson | Monarch | 1319–1364 |
| 👑 Birger Magnusson | Monarch | 1290–1318 |
| 👑 Magnus III Ladulås | Monarch | 1275–1290 |
| 👑 Valdemar Birgersson | Monarch | 1250–1275 |
| 👑 Eric IX (the Holy) | Monarch | 1156–1160 |
| 👑 Stenkil | Monarch | 1060–1066 |
| 👑 Emund the Old | Monarch | 1050–1060 |
| 👑 Anund Jacob | Monarch | 1022–1050 |
| 👑 Olof Skötkonung | Monarch | 995–1022 |
| 👑 Eric the Victorious | Monarch | 970–995 |
📈 Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
⚔️ Conflicts since 194539 interstate wars · click to expand
Show all 39 wars
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
👥 Population over time
Our World in Data population (CC BY): UN WPP 2024 from 1950, Gapminder v7 1800-1949, HYDE 3.3 earlier; today's borders. Figures above are as of 2023, the last year that is estimated rather than forecast. The dashed tail to 2026 is a UN WPP medium-variant projection. It is drawn because the line should reach the present, and drawn differently because it has not happened yet: no rank, peak or share on this page uses it. Before 1950 the series is reconstruction rather than contemporaneous statistics, which is worth knowing when a country’s peak sits back there. The current population shown elsewhere on this page comes from the workbook and is unchanged by this. Note that people and share of world can move in opposite directions. A country can grow steadily and still become a smaller part of humanity, which is what happened to almost every rich country after 1960.
👥 To 2100
The UN’s probabilistic projection for Sweden: the median with its 80% and 95% bands, the UN’s own high, low and zero-migration scenarios beside it. Not this site’s model; the site reads it and says what it implies.
Tap or drag across the chart to read any year: the estimate to 2023, then the UN median, its bands and the scenarios.
What drives it
Births, deaths and net migration on the UN medium path, with fertility, life expectancy and median age, every decade from 1950.
Show all 16 decades
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Estimates to 2023; projections 2024 to 2100, medium variant and probabilistic intervals. The UN revises every two years; this is the WPP 2024 revision.
💰 Billionaires50 · $222.0B combined · click to expand
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| # | Name | Net worth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Stefan Persson(inherited) | $22.0B | Fashion & Retail |
| 240 | Antonia Ax:son Johnson & family(inherited) | $13.1B | Diversified |
| 250 | Daniel Ek | $12.8B | Technology |
| 283 | Finn Rausing(inherited) | $11.8B | Food & Beverage |
| 284 | Jorn Rausing(inherited) | $11.7B | Food & Beverage |
| 284 | Kirsten Rausing(inherited) | $11.7B | Food & Beverage |
| 286 | Martin Lorentzon | $11.7B | Technology |
| 349 | Carl Bennet | $10.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 363 | Fredrik Lundberg(inherited) | $9.9B | Real Estate |
| 535 | Frederik Paulsen(inherited) | $7.5B | Healthcare |
| 732 | Carl Douglas(inherited) | $5.7B | Diversified |
| 764 | Eric Douglas(inherited) | $5.5B | Diversified |
| 766 | Sofia Högberg Schörling(inherited) | $5.5B | Diversified |
| 773 | Märta Schörling Andreen(inherited) | $5.5B | Diversified |
| 798 | Torbjorn Tornqvist | $5.4B | Energy |
| 1036 | Roger Samuelsson | $4.1B | Healthcare |
| 1040 | Erik Selin | $4.1B | Real Estate |
| 1094 | Dan Olsson(inherited) | $4.0B | Diversified |
| 1385 | Anton Osika | $3.1B | Technology |
| 1385 | Fabian Hedin | $3.1B | Technology |
| 1425 | Lottie Tham & family(inherited) | $3.0B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1444 | Katarina Martinson(inherited) | $2.9B | Diversified |
| 1550 | Louise Lindh(inherited) | $2.7B | Diversified |
| 1583 | Stefan Olsson(inherited) | $2.7B | Diversified |
| 1607 | Bertil Hult | $2.6B | Service |
| 1699 | Arvid Lunnemark | $2.5B | Technology |
| 1992 | Karl-Johan Persson(inherited) | $2.1B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2006 | Per Sandberg(inherited) | $2.1B | Healthcare |
| 2024 | Conni Jonsson | $2.1B | Finance & Investments |
| 2101 | Tom Persson(inherited) | $2.0B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2142 | Charlotte Soderstrom(inherited) | $2.0B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2264 | Annika Bootsman Kleberg(inherited) | $1.9B | Logistics |
| 2264 | Jonas Kleberg(inherited) | $1.9B | Logistics |
| 2405 | Elisabeth Douglas(inherited) | $1.7B | Diversified |
| 2561 | Thomas von Koch | $1.6B | Finance & Investments |
| 2623 | Sven Hagströmer | $1.5B | Finance & Investments |
| 2688 | David Mindus | $1.5B | Real Estate |
| 2727 | Karl Hedin(inherited) | $1.5B | Construction & Engineering |
| 2758 | Jenny Lindén Urnes(inherited) | $1.4B | Manufacturing |
| 2776 | Fredrik Österberg | $1.4B | Gambling & Casinos |
| 2811 | Markus Persson | $1.4B | Media & Entertainment |
| 2883 | Jens von Bahr | $1.3B | Gambling & Casinos |
| 3010 | Gerald Engström | $1.2B | Manufacturing |
| 3029 | Per Franzén | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 3057 | Madeleine Olsson Eriksson(inherited) | $1.2B | Diversified |
| 3108 | Jonas Kamprad(inherited) | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 3108 | Mathias Kamprad(inherited) | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 3108 | Peter Kamprad(inherited) | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 3120 | Thomas Sandell | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 3191 | Caspar Callerström | $1.1B | Finance & Investments |
Source: Forbes real-time billionaires (via the rtb-api project). Net worth as of the latest monthly snapshot.
🏆 National Teams
Sweden on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
National Teams Champions
Every major championship won by Sweden's national teams, newest first. 7 in total.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2006-02-26 | Sweden | Olympic men's hockey |
| 1999 | 1999-06-15 | Sweden | IHF World Championship |
| 1994 | 1994-02-27 | Sweden | Olympic men's hockey |
| 1990 | 1990-03-10 | Sweden | IHF World Championship |
| 1984 | 1984-05-27 | Sweden | UEFA Women's Championship |
| 1958 | 1958-03-08 | Sweden | IHF World Championship |
| 1954 | 1954-01-17 | Sweden | IHF World Championship |