The demographics of Sweden have changed significantly as a result of immigration since World War II. In addition to the ethnic Swedish majority, Sweden has historically had smaller minorities of Sami people in the northernmost parts of the country and Finnish people in the Mälardalen and in the north of Sweden.

Demographics of Sweden, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

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Ethnicity

Beside the Swedes, the Sweden-Finns are the largest ethnic minority comprising approximately 50,000 indigenous people along the Swedish-Finnish border, and 450,000 first and second generation immigrated ethnic Finns. Also in the farthest North a small indigenous population of Samis live (sometimes referred to as "Lappar" ("Lapps"), which, however, is considered a pejorative term by the Sami). Sweden Finns (ruotsinsuomalaiset in Finnish, sverigefinnar in Swedish) are a Finnish speaking minority in Sweden. ... This article is about the concept of a minority. ... The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition, but can be used about any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. ... The ethnic Finns are the dominant ethnic group in Finland, and the largest ethnic minority in Sweden, the Sweden-Finns. ... The Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps, sometimes also Laplanders) are the indigenous people of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. ...

Language

Main articles: Swedish Language and Languages of Sweden

Sweden (similar to the United States) has no official language, Swedish dominates totally. The indigenous Finno-Ugric languages were repressed well into the 1960s. Since 1999 Sweden has five officially recognized minority languages: Sami, Meänkieli, Standard-Finnish, Romani chib and Yiddish. The Sami language, spoken by about 7,000 people in Sweden, may be used in government agencies, courts, preschools and nursing homes in the municipalities of Arjeplog, Gällivare, Jokkmokk and Kiruna and its immediate neighbourhood. Similary, Finnish and Meänkieli can be used in the municipalities of Gällivare, Haparanda, Kiruna, Pajala and Övertorneå and its immediate neighbourhood. Finnish is also official language, along with Swedish, in the city of Eskilstuna. Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language, spoken predominantly in Sweden, parts of Finland, especially along the coast, on the Ã…land islands, by more than nine million people. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... Finno-Ugric group with dark green on map of language families Finno-Ugric (IPA:[ËŒfɪnoʊˈjuːgɹɪk]) is a grouping of languages in the Uralic language family, comprising Hungarian, Finnish and Estonian, and related languages. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... The definition of a minority group can vary, depending on specific context, but generally refers to either a sociological sub-group that does not form either a majority or a plurality of the total population, or a group that, while not necessarily a numerical minority, is disadvantaged or otherwise has... Sami is a general name for a group of Finno-Ugric languages spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, in Northern Europe. ... Meänkieli (lit. ... Romany (or Romani) is the language of the Roma and Sinti, peoples often referred to in English as Gypsies. The Indo-Aryan Romany language should not be confused with either Romanian (spoken by Romanians), or Romansh (spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland), both of which are Romance languages. ... Yiddish ( yidish or idish, literally: Jewish) is a non-territorial Germanic language, spoken throughout the world and written with the Hebrew alphabet. ... Sami is a general name for a group of Finno-Ugric languages spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, in Northern Europe. ... The Government agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. ... A trial at the Old Bailey in London as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin for Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ... A nursery school is a school for the education of very young children (generally five years of age and younger). ... Rest home for seniors in ÄŒeský Těšín, Czech Republic SNF redirects here. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... This page deals with both Arjeplog Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Arjeplog Arjeplog Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden, where Arjeplog is the seat with 2,000 inhabitants. ... Gällivare Municipality is a Municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden. ... Jokkmokk Municipality is a Swedish municipality in northern Sweden where the town Jokkmokk is seat with 3,200 inhabitants. ... Kiruna municipality is a Swedish municipality in northernmost Sweden where the Swedish city Kiruna (pop. ... Meänkieli means in Swedish Tornedalen Finnish, but written in two words it means literally our language. Meänkieli was the informal term used by local people signifying the spoken variety in the minority region of northern Sweden. ... Gällivare Municipality is a Municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden. ... Haparanda is a Municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden. ... Kiruna municipality is a Swedish municipality in northernmost Sweden where the Swedish city Kiruna (pop. ... Pajala is a Municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden. ... ÖvertorneÃ¥ is a municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden. ... Eskilstuna River and Gamla Stan (Old Town) Klosters church of Eskilstuna. ...

The largest minority languages are those spoken by immigrants, the most popular of which are Turkish, Finnish, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Arabic, Aramaic, Persian, Spanish, Kurdish, English and Somali.^[1] Serbo-Croatian or Croato-Serbian (sometimes just Croatian or Serbian) (srpskohrvatski, cрпскохрватски, hrvatskosrpski, hrvatski ili srpski or srpski ili hrvatski), earlier also Serbo-Croat, is a South Slavic language. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Syriac ( Suryāyā) is an Eastern Aramaic language that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. ... Farsi redirects here. ... The Kurdish language (Kurdish: Kurdî or کوردی) is a term used for a range of different dialects of a language spoken by Kurds. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Emigration

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In the nineteenth century Sweden had a yearly population growth peaking at 1.2% – i.e. a doubling in less than 60 years, compared to 1% – today (migration excluded). This led, before the Industrial Revolution, to a pauperization of the rural population, for each generation inheriting smaller and smaller shares. Due to years of crop failures in the 1840s and 1860s, the U.S. Homestead Act of 1862, and to a lesser extent religious persecution, emigration started and grew. Between 1850 and 1930 1,050,000 Swedes emigrated (re-migration excluded), chiefly to Canada, U.S. and to Denmark. If they had not left, Sweden's population would have been about 2,000,000 higher today, given that famine and civil war hadn't been the outcome of their staying. (After 1929 the net-migration has been directed towards Sweden.) Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... A Watt steam engine, the steam engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. ... The Homestead Act was a United States Federal law that gave freehold title to 160 acres (one quarter section or about 65 hectares) of undeveloped land in the American West. ... A memorial statue in Hanko, Finland, commemorating the thousands of emigrants who left the country to start a new life in the United States Emigration is the act and the phenomenon of leaving ones native country or region to settle in another. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...

The re-migration of Swedish nationals from U.S. was culturally more important than the absolute figures reveal. The re-migrants often re-settled in their native parish, where their relative wealth and foreign experience ensured a prestigious position in the community. U.S. views, values and not the least world-view followed the re-migrants, ensuring a popular perception of closeness to U.S., contrary to the situation in for instance neighbouring Denmark or Finland (and contrary to the Swedish elite's closeness to Germany and Europe). For other uses, see Prestige (disambiguation). ...

Immigration

As of 2004, 13.5% of the population was foreign-born. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Finns make up about 5% of the whole population. The original population of northern Sweden, the Sami people, (a ethnic group living in 4 countries) is only about 20,000 persons. Approximately 77,500 of the nation's population is of sub-Saharan African ancestry.^{[citation needed]} The majority of Afro-Swedes are refugees from the Horn of Africa including Ethiopians who fled from Communist rule in the 1970s and 1980s, and Somalians and Eritreans fleeing ongoing fighting there since the 1990s.^{[citation needed]} The Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps, sometimes also Laplanders) are the indigenous people of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. ... Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa south of the Sahara Desert, is the term used to describe those countries of Africa that are not part of North Africa. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... The Horn of Africa. ... The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. ... Motto: None Anthem: Somalian National Anthem Capital Mogadishu Largest city Mogadishu Official language(s) Somali, Italian Government President Prime Minister Transitional Government Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Ali Mohammed Ghedi Independence  - Date From United Kingdom, Italy July 1, 1960 Area  - Total    - Water (%)   637,657 km² (41st) 246,201 sq mi  1. ...

Sweden has taken in refugees fleeing repression, including Chile, Vietnam, Iran and more recently from conflict-zones in the former-Yugoslavia, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. On a smaller scale Sweden took in political refugees from Hungary and Czechoslovakia after their countries were invaded by the Soviet Union in 1956 and 1968 respectively. Some American draft dodgers from the Vietnam War also found refuge in Sweden. Refugees arrive in Travnik, central Bosnia, during the war, 1993. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...

A sizable community from the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) arrived during the Second World War, but most of them returned to their countries of birth after the war.^[2] The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ...

Immigration increased markedly with World War II. Soon 70,000 war children were evacuated from Finland, of which 15,000 remained in Sweden. Also, many of Denmark's nearly 7000 Jews who were evacuated to Sweden decided to remain there. Until 1973 work-force immigration dominated, peaking in the late 1960s. The largest immigrant groups are Finns and peoples from the former Yugoslavia representing both work-force immigration and war refugees. Migration triggered by political crises include refugee groups of Persians, Kurds, Palestinians, Jews, Vietnamese, Chileans, Baluchis and Hungarians. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... During World War II some 70,000 war children were evacuated from Finland to Scandinavia, chiefly to Sweden. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... Motto Brotherhood and Unity Anthem Hey, Slavs Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian (spoken throughout the territory), Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian (all official), and languages of other nationalities. ... Anthem SorÅ«d-e MellÄ«-e Īrān Â² Capital (and largest city) Tehran Official languages Persian Demonym Iranian Government Islamic Republic  -  Supreme Leader  -  President Unification  -  Unified by Cyrus the Great 559 BCE   -  Parthian (Arsacid) dynastic empire (first reunification) 248 BCE-224 CE   -  Sassanid dynastic empire 224–651 CE   -  Safavid dynasty... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... The Baluch (alternative spelling Baloch) are an ethnic group of Iranian origin. ...

Net migration rate: 1 migrant/1,000 population (1989)

3 migrants/1,000 population (1990)

3 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

3 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

2 migrants/1,000 population (1993)

3 migrants/1,000 population (1994)

2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995)

2.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996)

1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997)

1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998)

1.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999)

0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000)

0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001)

0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002)

1.00 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003)

1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004)

1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005)

1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006)

Religion

Although an estimated 46 - 85%^{[citation needed]} of Swedes are reported as being non-religious, the majority (78%) of the population belongs to the Church of Sweden, the Lutheran church separated from the state in 2000. This is because until recently, those who had family members in the church automatically became members at birth. Other Christian denominations in Sweden include Roman Catholic (see Catholic Church of Sweden), Orthodox, Baptist, and other evangelical Christian churches (frikyrkor = "free churches"). Some of the Sami practise Animism. There are also a number of Muslims, Buddhists and Jews in Sweden, mainly from immigration. Bishop Lennart Koskinen with some young people. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Catholic Church in Sweden is a relatively small but growing branch of the Roman Catholic Church in the predominantly Sweden. ... in Christianity: Eastern Christianity Oriental Orthodoxy Orthodox Christianity Orthodoxy by country in Judaism: Orthodox Judaism Modern Orthodox Judaism Jewish organisations: Orthodox Union Categories: ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist is... A Noaide [noaydeh] is a shaman or druid of the Sami people, usually representing an indigenous nature religion. ... Mosque in Stockholm Mosque in Uppsala Islam is the second biggest religion in Sweden after Christianity. ... Buddhism is a relatively small religion in Sweden. ... Languages Historical Jewish languages Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, others Liturgical languages: Hebrew and Aramaic Predominant spoken languages: The vernacular language of the home nation in the Diaspora, significantly including English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Arabs and other Semitic groups For the Jewish religion, see Judaism. ...

Statistics

According to Statistiska centralbyrån (Statistics Sweden), Sweden's population reached 9,000,000 on August 12, 2004. See the Swedish population web counter. Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB), is a Government agency responsible of producing the official statistics on Sweden. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Population: 9,081,100 (July 2006 est.)
• Population growth rate: 0.72% (2006 est.)
• Population growth: Averaging 1 person/15 minutes
• Net migration rate: 0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

• Total fertility rate: 1.85 children born/woman (2006 est.)
• Infant mortality rate: 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

• Life expectancy at birth: 79.71 years
  • Male: 77.07 years
  • Female: 82.5 years (2001 est.)

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Births and deaths

Age structure

• 0-14 years: 18.19% (male 828,308; female 786,353)
• 15-64 years: 64.53% (male 2,911,949; female 2,814,730)
• 65 years and over: 17.28% (male 649,296; female 884,417) (2001 est.)

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Sex ratio

• at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
• under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
• 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
• total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2 est.)

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Literacy

• definition: age 15 and over can read and write
• total population: 99% (2003 est.)

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Nationality

noun: Swede(s)

adjective: Swedish

See also

• Statistics Sweden
• Municipalities of Sweden

Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB), is a Government agency responsible of producing the official statistics on Sweden. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ...

References

• CIA World Factbook [1]

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External links

• Population Statistics – in English
• Statistics Sweden – Official Data Base