Sweden People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 8,357,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.1%

Nationality: noun—Swede(s); adjective— Swedish

Ethnic divisions: homogeneous white population; small Lappish minority; est. 12% foreign born or first generation immigrants (Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks)

Religion: 93.5% Evangelical Lutheran, 1.0% Roman Catholic, 5.5% other

Language: Swedish, small Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities; immigrants speak native languages

Infant mortality rate: 7/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: men 75, women 81

Literacy: 99%

Labor force: 4.41 million (1984); 32.8% private services, 30.0% government services;

22.0% mining and manufacturing; 5.9% construction; 5.0% agriculture, forestry, and fishing; 0.9% electricity, gas, and waterworks; 3.1% unemployed J984 average)

Organized labor: 90% of labor force (1985 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Sweden on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sweden 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sweden 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.