Sweden

Census Results


1945-12-31
1950-12-31 7,041,829
1960-11-01 7,495,316
1965-11-01 7,766,424
1970-11-01 8,076,903
1975-11-01 8,208,544
1980-09-15 8,320,438
1985-11-01 8,360,172
1990-11-01 8,587,353

General Information


Official name the Kingdom of Sweden
Official name [native] Konungariket Sverige «Swedish»
Capital Stockholm
Capital [native] Stockholm «Swedish»
Region Northern Europe
ISO code SE
Statistical agency Statistics Sweden

Name in Chinese 瑞典王国
Name in Arabic مملكة السويد
Name in Spanish el Reino de Suecia
Name in Russian Королевство Швеция
Name in French le Royaume de Suède

Administrative units

codelancapitalarea (sq.km.)population
2004-12-31
admin.
population
2009-12-31
admin.
01Stockholms länStockholm6,519.31,872,9002,019,182
03Uppsala länUppsala8,207.2316,335331,898
04Södermanlands länNyköping6,102.3261,070269,053
05Östergötlands länLinköping10,602.0415,990427,106
06Jönköpings länJönköping10,495.1329,297336,044
07Kronobergs länVäxjö8,466.0178,285183,162
08Kalmar länKalmar11,217.8234,496233,639
09Gotlands länVisby3,151.457,66157,221
10Blekinge länKarlskrona2,946.4150,335152,591
12Skåne länMalmö11,034.51,160,9191,231,062
13Hallands länHalmstad5,460.7283,788296,825
14Västra Götalands länGöteborg23,948.81,521,8951,569,458
17Värmlands länKarlstad17,591.0273,547273,257
18Örebros länÖrebro8,545.6273,920278,882
19Västmanlands länVästerås5,145.8247,234251,353
20Dalarnas länFalun28,188.8276,042276,454
21Gävleborgs länGävle18,198.9276,599276,220
22Västernorrlands länHärnösand21,683.8244,195243,042
23Jämtlands länÖstersund49,341.2127,424126,666
24Västerbottens länUmeå55,186.2256,875258,548
25Norrbottens länLuleå98,244.8252,585249,019
 total 410,314.29,011,3929,340,682
source: Statistics Sweden.
note: area figures in the table above are for land area. Inland water accounts for 31,033.1 sq.km, making the total area 441,347.3 sq.km.

Expanded administrative units

codelancapitalarea (sq.km.)population
2004-12-31
admin.
population
2009-12-31
admin.
01Stockholms länStockholm6,519.31,872,9002,019,182
127Botkyrka 194.875,83081,195
162Danderyd 26.530,10031,150
125Ekerö 216.423,59425,095
136Haninge 457.571,35576,237
126Huddinge 131.387,68195,798
123Järfälla 54.161,56465,295
186Lidingö 30.541,40743,445
182Nacka 95.678,71588,085
188Norrtälje 2,010.754,36655,927
140Nykvarn 153.58,3289,227
192Nynäshamn 357.224,67025,781
117Österåker 310.836,86739,173
128Salem 54.314,12715,313
191Sigtuna 328.036,32239,219
181Södertälje 525.680,40585,270
163Sollentuna 53.358,89763,347
184Solna 19.459,09866,909
180Stockholm 187.7765,044829,417
183Sundbyberg 8.733,81637,722
160Täby 60.660,42263,014
138Tyresö 69.440,60542,602
114Upplands Väsby 75.437,51738,641
139Upplands-Bro 237.121,34823,202
115Vallentuna 360.126,88929,361
120Värmdö 443.034,02937,756
187Vaxholm 58.19,90411,001
03Uppsala länUppsala8,207.2316,335331,898
319Älvkarleby 213.49,0419,068
381Enköping 1,184.138,21139,360
305Håbo 143.418,37819,452
331Heby 1,171.813,77113,355
330Knivsta 283.513,05914,477
382Östhammar 1,471.621,73821,391
360Tierp 1,550.520,06120,044
380Uppsala 2,189.1182,076194,751
04Södermanlands länNyköping6,102.3261,070269,053
484Eskilstuna 1,103.891,16895,577
482Flen 722.016,53416,139
461Gnesta 462.79,93510,318
483Katrineholm 1,025.432,25832,303
480Nyköping 1,427.949,57551,209
481Oxelösund 35.611,27311,126
486Strängnäs 741.630,52232,024
488Trosa 211.010,62711,446
428Vingåker 372.59,1788,911
05Östergötlands länLinköping10,602.0415,990427,106
561Åtvidaberg 690.411,81711,498
560Boxholm 528.35,2875,248
562Finspång 1,061.620,99320,733
513Kinda 1,135.39,9539,811
580Linköping 1,435.8136,912144,690
586Mjölby 549.025,32625,770
583Motala 988.342,06241,843
581Norrköping 1,503.6124,410129,254
509Ödeshög 431.45,5205,314
582Söderköping 677.914,09514,042
584Vadstena 182.57,5627,420
563Valdemarsvik 739.08,1597,811
512Ydre 679.03,8943,672
06Jönköpings länJönköping10,495.1329,297336,044
604Aneby 520.86,6246,446
686Eksjö 804.616,57116,353
662Gislaved 1,143.429,75029,212
617Gnosjö 422.89,8109,536
643Habo 329.59,75810,674
680Jönköping 1,488.8119,927126,331
642Mullsjö 201.57,1017,027
682Nässjö 933.429,37729,489
684Sävsjö 682.610,97310,871
687Tranås 404.817,75118,043
665Vaggeryd 830.612,66012,959
683Värnamo 1,223.532,46432,753
685Vetlanda 1,508.926,53126,350
07Kronobergs länVäxjö8,466.0178,285183,162
765Älmhult 895.415,42115,570
764Alvesta 974.718,86518,757
761Lessebo 414.88,1988,165
781Ljungby 1,757.227,00427,410
767Markaryd 520.29,6369,559
763Tingsryd 1,049.412,89212,358
760Uppvidinge 1,178.09,5149,320
780Växjö 1,676.476,75582,023
08Kalmar länKalmar11,217.8234,496233,639
0885Borgholm 680.211,13310,806
0862Emmaboda 692.39,6439,223
0821Högsby 754.36,2445,873
0860Hultsfred 1,127.214,59113,855
0880Kalmar 961.860,64962,388
0861Mönsterås 602.013,22612,980
0840Mörbylånga 669.913,40313,834
0881Nybro 1,177.219,88219,576
0882Oskarshamn 1,054.826,30026,232
0834Torsås 470.97,2637,044
0883Västervik 1,881.936,56636,290
0884Vimmerby 1,145.415,59615,538
09Gotlands länVisby3,151.457,66157,221
0980Gotland 3,151.457,66157,221
10Blekinge länKarlskrona2,946.4150,335152,591
1082Karlshamn 491.330,84730,918
1080Karlskrona 1,046.961,13763,342
1060Olofström 391.913,52413,102
1081Ronneby 829.828,28328,416
1083Sölvesborg 186.516,54416,813
12Skåne länMalmö11,034.51,160,9191,231,062
1292Ängelholm 422.638,14039,083
1277Åstorp 93.013,38914,667
1278Båstad 218.414,02214,269
1260Bjuv 116.213,89214,813
1272Bromölla 163.412,08012,285
1231Burlöv 18.815,29516,509
1285Eslöv 421.729,74031,269
1293Hässleholm 1,276.548,94550,036
1283Helsingborg 346.3121,179128,359
1284Höganäs 144.323,13524,480
1267Höör 293.014,52015,261
1266Hörby 422.814,21614,762
1261Kävlinge 153.826,02428,638
1276Klippan 376.515,99816,382
1290Kristianstad 1,251.775,59278,788
1282Landskrona 141.239,03941,226
1262Lomma 55.618,59521,065
1281Lund 430.3101,423109,147
1280Malmö 155.6269,142293,909
1257Örkelljunga 321.59,5009,639
1273Osby 578.612,62512,656
1256Östra Göinge 434.813,97813,526
1275Perstorp 159.86,8936,983
1291Simrishamn 394.219,47019,328
1265Sjöbo 495.717,40418,153
1264Skurup 195.214,24314,867
1230Staffanstorp 107.620,39421,949
1214Svalöv 390.512,97313,290
1263Svedala 219.018,54119,625
1270Tomelilla 398.712,56112,936
1287Trelleborg 342.139,47741,891
1233Vellinge 143.231,59633,162
1286Ystad 352.426,89828,109
13Hallands länHalmstad5,460.7283,788296,825
1382Falkenberg 1,116.539,43840,739
1380Halmstad 1,019.087,92991,087
1315Hylte 951.110,43210,277
1384Kungsbacka 611.468,69673,938
1381Laholm 888.422,95523,345
1383Varberg 874.254,33857,439
14Västra Götalands länGöteborg23,948.81,521,8951,569,458
1440Ale 318.326,28827,394
1489Alingsås 474.935,76137,515
1492Åmål 484.112,82312,434
1460Bengtsfors 889.210,3359,841
1443Bollebygd 264.97,9738,253
1490Borås 915.298,886102,458
1438Dals-Ed 729.74,9414,729
1445Essunga 236.05,7505,601
1499Falköping 1,056.731,14831,419
1439Färgelanda 593.16,8866,691
1480Göteborg 450.7481,410507,330
1471Götene 406.812,95013,186
1444Grästorp 265.75,7945,857
1447Gullspång 315.55,6535,335
1401Härryda 268.431,67634,007
1466Herrljunga 500.49,4179,348
1497Hjo 298.48,8228,859
1446Karlsborg 408.06,9056,784
1482Kungälv 364.738,25740,727
1441Lerum 260.336,22438,301
1494Lidköping 703.237,24137,989
1462LillaEdet 317.912,90212,773
1484Lysekil 209.914,76714,535
1493Mariestad 602.423,89723,799
1463Mark 933.733,35633,821
1461Mellerud 515.09,7289,261
1481Mölndal 146.857,75260,381
1430Munkedal 638.410,31810,246
1407Öckerö 25.912,14712,292
1421Orust 389.015,16015,308
1402Partille 57.233,28134,382
1495Skara 440.118,50718,455
1496Skövde 676.449,85650,984
1427Sotenäs 139.29,3369,112
1415Stenungsund 253.522,74223,983
1486Strömstad 471.511,37311,690
1465Svenljunga 925.510,46810,291
1435Tanum 923.612,31712,253
1472Tibro 220.110,57210,611
1498Tidaholm 520.312,54312,632
1419Tjörn 168.215,01914,961
1473Töreboda 543.89,4459,255
1452Tranemo 744.411,89411,622
1488Trollhättan 412.153,15454,873
1485Uddevalla 641.950,06851,518
1491Ulricehamn 1,051.422,34222,753
1487Vänersborg 647.537,10536,871
1470Vara 700.016,02615,771
1442Vårgårda 428.710,68010,967
17Värmlands länKarlstad17,591.0273,547273,257
1765Årjäng 1,420.19,7999,915
1784Arvika 1,659.426,27526,100
1730Eda 825.48,6468,577
1782Filipstad 1,543.111,08110,626
1763Forshaga 350.311,46011,401
1764Grums 386.49,4239,142
1783Hagfors 1,834.013,49612,636
1761Hammarö 56.914,39014,833
1780Karlstad 1,165.381,76884,736
1715Kil 360.711,84411,717
1781Kristinehamn 748.023,99023,963
1762Munkfors 142.34,0393,793
1785Säffle 1,220.716,07715,602
1760Storfors 393.64,5694,363
1766Sunne 1,296.413,60413,345
1737Torsby 4,188.713,08612,508
18Örebros länÖrebro8,545.6273,920278,882
1814Lekeberg 466.07,0617,123
1860Laxå 604.86,2675,786
1861Hallsberg 640.215,40115,235
1862Degerfors 385.610,1069,709
1863Hällefors 989.87,6887,333
1864Ljusnarsberg 578.65,3895,055
1880Örebro 1,380.1126,982134,006
1881Kumla 205.319,38320,214
1882Askersund 819.911,47711,307
1883Karlskoga 470.730,34329,742
1884Nora 621.910,52310,343
1885Lindesberg 1,382.823,30023,029
19Västmanlands länVästerås5,145.8247,234251,353
1984Arboga 327.313,40613,302
1982Fagersta 270.712,23112,249
1961Hallstahammar 171.115,03815,127
1983Köping 607.824,67724,847
1960Kungsör 203.38,2878,116
1962Norberg 421.05,9495,730
1981Sala 1,174.721,55421,499
1904Skinnskatteberg 662.24,8294,567
1907Surahammar 345.110,2499,980
1980Västerås 962.8131,014135,936
20Dalarnas länFalun28,188.8276,042276,454
2039Älvdalen 6,917.37,5157,288
2084Avesta 615.722,10221,762
2081Borlänge 586.746,98848,681
2080Falun 2,052.754,99455,685
2026Gagnef 769.010,09110,071
2083Hedemora 839.915,50615,195
2029Leksand 1,225.215,50415,303
2085Ludvika 1,498.925,78225,650
2023Malung 4,105.810,55710,408
2062Mora 2,828.120,08320,146
2034Orsa 1,742.37,0316,934
2031Rättvik 1,932.010,86410,797
2082Säter 573.910,98010,900
2061Smedjebacken 952.610,92310,758
2021Vansbro 1,548.77,1226,876
21Gävleborgs länGävle18,198.9276,599276,220
2183Bollnäs 1,821.326,24926,175
2180Gävle 1,615.192,08194,352
2104Hofors 411.110,2379,873
2184Hudiksvall 2,497.536,97036,848
2161Ljusdal 5,288.619,59219,077
2132Nordanstig 1,380.19,8729,646
2101Ockelbo 1,069.66,0475,982
2121Ovanåker 1,883.511,98511,530
2181Sandviken 1,167.336,83536,978
2182Söderhamn 1,064.926,73125,759
22Västernorrlands länHärnösand21,683.8244,195243,042
2260Ånge 3,068.110,82110,148
2280Härnösand 1,064.525,27324,675
2282Kramfors 1,705.520,38319,214
2284Örnsköldsvik 6,421.054,94555,128
2283Sollefteå 5,428.121,20720,442
2281Sundsvall 3,208.793,70795,533
2262Timrå 788.017,85917,902
23Jämtlands länÖstersund49,341.2127,424126,666
2321Åre 7,262.89,82110,278
2326Berg 5,753.57,7797,447
2305Bräcke 3,428.97,2826,865
2361Härjedalen 11,364.310,95110,585
2309Krokom 6,218.214,12614,460
2380Östersund 2,220.558,45959,136
2303Ragunda 2,526.25,8945,609
2313Strömsund 10,566.813,11212,286
24Västerbottens länUmeå55,186.2256,875258,548
2463Åsele 4,277.03,3753,133
2403Bjurholm 1,315.62,5882,500
2425Dorotea 2,795.13,1562,900
2481Lycksele 5,560.412,78512,427
2418Malå 1,608.73,4643,295
2401Nordmaling 1,238.77,5117,205
2417Norsjö 1,751.44,4834,361
2409Robertsfors 1,301.87,1066,880
2482Skellefteå 6,858.771,78671,770
2422Sorsele 7,465.02,9572,743
2421Storuman 7,378.56,5546,227
2480Umeå 2,331.4109,390114,075
2460Vännäs 533.28,5258,357
2462Vilhelmina 8,120.27,4227,156
2404Vindeln 2,650.75,7735,519
25Norrbottens länLuleå98,244.8252,585249,019
2560Älvsbyn 1,712.78,7758,387
2506Arjeplog 12,804.53,2243,143
2505Arvidsjaur 5,699.16,8946,622
2582Boden 4,043.028,27727,408
2523Gällivare 15,825.219,20418,533
2583Haparanda 927.310,20810,112
2510Jokkmokk 17,735.45,5995,210
2514Kalix 1,815.017,65316,926
2584Kiruna 19,371.123,25422,969
2580Luleå 2,110.072,56573,950
2513Överkalix 2,792.03,9333,670
2518Övertorneå 2,381.45,2444,920
2521Pajala 7,916.56,9256,309
2581Piteå 3,111.840,83040,860
 total 410,314.29,011,3929,340,682
source: Statistics Sweden.
note: area figures in the table above are for land area. Inland water accounts for 31,033.1 sq.km, making the total area 441,347.3 sq.km.

Main cities

namepopulation
2002-09-31
admin.
population
2009-12-31
admin.
latitude /
longitude
Stockholm758,311829,41759.33/18.06
Göteborg474,298507,33057.71/11.98
Malmö264,989293,90955.59/13.02
Uppsala192,401194,75159.85/17.65
Linköping134,928144,69058.41/15.63
Västerås128,764135,93659.62/16.55
Örebro125,410134,00659.28/15.21
Norrköping123,202129,25458.59/16.18
Helsingborg119,278128,35956.04/12.72
Jönköping118,436126,33157.77/14.18
Umeå105,920114,07563.82/20.27
Lund100,301109,14755.70/13.20
Borås98,012102,45857.72/12.95
Huddinge86,29095,79859.24/18.00
Eskilstuna89,87095,57759.36/16.51
Sundsvall93,36295,533 
Gävle91,22694,352 
Halmstad86,38391,087 
Nacka76,53288,085 
Södertälje79,63585,270 
Karlstad80,92184,736 
Växjö..82,023 
Botkyrka75,05481,195 
Kristianstad..78,788 
Haninge..76,237 
source: Statistics Sweden.