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Sweden: area, population and density
Sweden has 407,270 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 10,596,620; calculated population density is 26 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Sweden ranks 58th of 196 by land area, 93rd by population and 162nd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 407,270 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 10,596,620World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 26 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Sweden in the country comparison set
Sweden has 407,270 sq km of land area and a population value of 10,596,620 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 58th by land area, 93rd by population, and 162nd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Sweden first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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