Refugees
148,777refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
323from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Sweden
Sweden has 11 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $669 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the gas it uses (EIA, 2024, preliminary).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 11 m (2025)
- Member of
- European Union, NATO, OECD (as of 10 Nov 2026)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$669billion25th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population11million92nd of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$63,13313th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP2.5% of GDP38th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person3.6t100th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Sweden imports all of the gas it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 95% of the oil it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Norway, United States, United Kingdom |
| Natural gas | Imports most | Imports all of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Denmark, Finland, Netherlands |
| Wheat | Low net trade | Exports 6.6% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Germany, France, Kazakhstan |
| Maize | Imports most | Imports 74% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Poland, Lithuania |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports all of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Pakistan, Belgium, Thailand |
| Soybeans | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Germany, Jordan, Belgium |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, Germany, Denmark |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 87% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States, Finland, Poland |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Germany, 21% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | Germany, Netherlands, Taiwan |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 95% of the oil it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Norway, United States, United Kingdom
EIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Natural gasImports most
Imports all of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Denmark, Finland, Netherlands
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- WheatLow net trade
Exports 6.6% of what it produces
Main partners: Germany, France, Kazakhstan
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeImports most
Imports 74% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Poland, Lithuania
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports all of the rice it uses
Main partners: Pakistan, Belgium, Thailand
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- Soybeans
Not reported by this source
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Germany, Jordan, Belgium
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, Germany, Denmark
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 87% of imports
Main partners: United States, Finland, Poland
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Germany, 21% of imports
Main partners: Germany, Netherlands, Taiwan
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Sweden’s economy produced $669 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth1.5%2025 · 146th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation0.7%2025 · 144th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment8.7%2025 · 44th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$62.6billion2024 · 37th of 164 · World Bank
Trade106% of GDP2024 · 53rd of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$17.3billion2025 · 26th of 200 · World Bank
People
Sweden had 11 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Sweden’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.432023 · 189th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age39.92023 · 55th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over21%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Sweden numbered 13 at the end of 2026.
AI compute share0.3%2025 · 14th of 36 · Epoch AI
Notable AI models22023 · Epoch AI
Climate and hazards
Sweden emitted 38.1 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Sweden’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions38Mt2024 · 64th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person3.6t2024 · 100th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17505,135Mt2024 · 44th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.82023 · 116th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Sweden.
Sanctions
11entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 11
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Cyber incidents
24publicly known incidents affecting Sweden, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
53 measures on this site have a recent figure for Sweden.
| GDP | $669 bn | 2025 | 25th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $63,133 | 2025 | 13th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 1.5% | 2025 | 146th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 0.7% | 2025 | 144th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 35% | 2025 | 146th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −1.3% | 2025 | 62nd of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | 6.7% | 2025 | 27th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 8.7% | 2025 | 44th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $63 bn | 2024 | 37th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 106% | 2024 | 53rd of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $17 bn | 2025 | 26th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 0.8% | 2024 | 112th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 11 m | 2025 | 92nd of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 11 m | 2023 | 90th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.43 | 2023 | 189th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 39.9 | 2023 | 55th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 83.3 | 2023 | 21st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 323 | 2025 | 153rd of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 148,777 | 2025 | 50th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 14.0 | 2025 | 52nd of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 100th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 279 kb/d | 2024 | 45th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 97th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.9 bcm | 2024 | 93rd of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 172 TWh | 2024 | 27th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 99% | 2024 | 10th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 26% | 2024 | 23rd of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 2.9 Mt | 2024 | 32nd of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 106th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 128th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 105th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 116th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 93rd of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 72nd of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.03 Mt | 2024 | 74th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.04 Mt | 2024 | 65th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 38 Mt | 2024 | 64th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 3.6 t | 2024 | 100th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 5,135 Mt | 2024 | 44th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 68% | 2023 | 20th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.8 | 2023 | 116th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 2% | 2023 | 113th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 2.5% | 2025 | 38th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $16 bn | 2025 | 24th of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 146 TIV m | 2025 | 40th of 108 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 237 TIV m | 2025 | 15th of 44 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 13 | 2026 | 29th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| Share of documented AI supercomputer power | 0.3% | 2025 | 14th of 36 | Epoch AI |
| People using the internet | 96% | 2024 | 25th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $24 bn | 2024 | 12th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 21% | 2024 | 23rd of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 11 | 2026 | 105th of 181 | US CSL |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- Epoch AIAI compute share
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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