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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Swede(s)
Adjective Swedish Ethnic groups
Indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks Languages
Swedish (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities Religions
Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13% Population World Ranking: 92
9,103,788 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
15.4% (male 722,558/female 680,933) 15-64 years 64.8% (male 2,982,268/female 2,910,135) 65 years and over 19.7% (male 800,169/female 992,665) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 42.2 years
Male 41 years Female 43.3 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 180
0.168% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 187
10.24 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 50
10.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 44
1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 85% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
STOCKHOLM (capital) 1.279 million (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.81 male(s)/female Total population 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 178
4 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 218
Total 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 2.89 deaths/1,000 live births Female 2.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 16
Total population 81.18 years
Male 78.86 years Female 83.63 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 171
1.67 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 30
9.9% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
3.583 physicians/1,000 population (2006) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 156
0.1% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 107
8,100 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 133
Fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 49
12% (2009)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 20
6.6% of GDP (2007)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 99%Male 99% Female 99% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 16 years
Male 15 years Female 16 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 29
Total 25%
Male 26.3% Female 23.7% (2009)
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Linsell-nybodarna Jaemtland
Norrskar Uppsala
Ingabola Oestergoetland
Norrmanso Stockholm
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