Sweden Population Pyramid 1956
Year
1956Sweden in 1956
In 1956, Sweden had a total population of 7,315,518 people. The median age was 35.4 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 36.4 children under 15 and 17.0 people aged 65 or over.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Sweden was 1.45 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 83.3 years on average (85.0 years for girls, 81.7 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,020,945 immigrants live in Sweden, 19.1% of the population.
| Syrian Arab Republic | 243,388 |
| Iraq | 150,470 |
| Finland | 129,139 |
| Poland | 102,889 |
| Iran | 89,047 |
223,244 people born in Sweden live in other countries.
| Norway | 53,689 |
| Finland | 39,331 |
| Denmark | 26,460 |
| Spain | 22,685 |
| Australia | 11,508 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 7,315,518 | 35.4 | |
| Denmark | 4,466,336 | 32.6 | |
| Finland | 4,281,931 | 28.0 | |
| Norway | 3,461,066 | 33.8 | |
| Ireland | 2,883,755 | 30.3 |





