Female population — all countries

Female population — Sweden

Female population in Sweden in 2025 — 5,258,025 people. Ranked 91 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 40.2%.

2025 5.26M people +0.23% vs 2024
World rank 91of 217
Period maximum 5.26M people2025
Period minimum 3.75M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Sweden, 1960–20253.5M4M4.5M5M5.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,750,714 people1962: 3,788,933 people1964: 3,838,044 people1966: 3,906,977 people1968: 3,961,449 people1970: 4,026,616 people1972: 4,072,277 people1974: 4,099,099 people1976: 4,135,359 people1978: 4,168,614 people1980: 4,192,809 people1982: 4,207,232 people1984: 4,218,162 people1986: 4,237,441 people1988: 4,272,232 people1990: 4,330,764 people1992: 4,385,346 people1994: 4,442,007 people1996: 4,472,918 people1998: 4,477,031 people2000: 4,485,563 people2002: 4,506,981 people2004: 4,536,883 people2006: 4,575,373 people2008: 4,635,833 people2010: 4,708,436 people2012: 4,772,941 people2014: 4,852,888 people2016: 4,950,928 people2018: 5,062,643 people2020: 5,144,095 people2022: 5,207,363 people2024: 5,246,154 people2025: 5,258,025 people
Change over the period: +1.51M (+40.19%) Average annual rate: 0.52 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden

Sweden 5.26M people
World 4.09B people
Europe & Central Asia 480M people
Northern Europe computed 55.55M people
High-income countries computed 699M people
Female population — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5.26M +11,871 +0.23%
2024 5.25M +15,567 +0.3%
2023 5.23M +23,224 +0.45%
2022 5.21M +33,398 +0.65%
2021 5.17M +29,870 +0.58%
2020 5.14M +34,335 +0.67%
2019 5.11M +47,117 +0.93%
2018 5.06M +52,979 +1.06%
2017 5.01M +58,736 +1.19%
2016 4.95M +53,301 +1.09%
2015 4.9M +44,739 +0.92%
2014 4.85M +42,624 +0.89%
2013 4.81M +37,323 +0.78%
2012 4.77M +32,346 +0.68%
2011 4.74M +32,159 +0.68%
2010 4.71M +36,288 +0.78%
2009 4.67M +36,315 +0.78%
2008 4.64M +31,486 +0.68%
2007 4.6M +28,974 +0.63%
2006 4.58M +22,376 +0.49%
2005 4.55M +16,114 +0.36%
2004 4.54M +15,727 +0.35%
2003 4.52M +14,175 +0.31%
2002 4.51M +11,765 +0.26%
2001 4.5M +9,653 +0.22%
2000 4.49M +5,707 +0.13%
1999 4.48M +2,825 +0.06%
1998 4.48M +1,964 +0.04%
1997 4.48M +2,149 +0.05%
1996 4.47M +7,304 +0.16%
1995 4.47M +23,607 +0.53%
1994 4.44M +31,354 +0.71%
1993 4.41M +25,307 +0.58%
1992 4.39M +25,366 +0.58%
1991 4.36M +29,216 +0.67%
1990 4.33M +31,778 +0.74%
1989 4.3M +26,754 +0.63%
1988 4.27M +19,530 +0.46%
1987 4.25M +15,261 +0.36%
1986 4.24M +10,984 +0.26%
1985 4.23M +8,295 +0.2%
1984 4.22M +5,953 +0.14%
1983 4.21M +4,977 +0.12%
1982 4.21M +5,968 +0.14%
1981 4.2M +8,455 +0.2%
1980 4.19M +11,648 +0.28%
1979 4.18M +12,547 +0.3%
1978 4.17M +15,627 +0.38%
1977 4.15M +17,628 +0.43%
1976 4.14M +17,409 +0.42%
1975 4.12M +18,851 +0.46%
1974 4.1M +15,453 +0.38%
1973 4.08M +11,369 +0.28%
1972 4.07M +16,202 +0.4%
1971 4.06M +29,459 +0.73%
1970 4.03M +36,539 +0.92%
1969 3.99M +28,628 +0.72%
1968 3.96M +24,220 +0.62%
1967 3.94M +30,252 +0.77%
1966 3.91M +34,817 +0.9%
1965 3.87M +34,116 +0.89%
1964 3.84M +27,708 +0.73%
1963 3.81M +21,403 +0.56%
1962 3.79M +20,514 +0.54%
1961 3.77M +17,705 +0.47%
1960 3.75M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.