Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 58.5
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 27.4
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 31.1
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 3.2 (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 41.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 40.2 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 42.2 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 41

Population growth rate:
0.81% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
12.1 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Population distribution:
most Swedes live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated

Urbanization:
urban population: 86.1% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.86% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
STOCKHOLM (capital) 1.486 million (2015)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Mother's mean age at first birth:
29.1 years (2015 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio:
4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.6 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 218

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 82.1 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 80.2 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 84.2 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 16
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]

Total fertility rate:
1.88 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
11.9% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 6
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
4.11 physicians/1,000 population (2013)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.4 beds/1,000 population (2015)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 99.3% of population rural: 99.6% of population total: 99.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population rural: 0.4% of population total: 0.7% of population (2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
11,000 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
<100 (2016 est.)
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
20.6% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
7.7% of GDP (2013)
country comparison to the world: 20

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 18 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 17 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 20 years (2014)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 20.4%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 21.2%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 19.6% (2015 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 65