Share of the population that is female in Sweden
Sweden: Share of the population that is female was 49.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
163rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 1987
All-time low
49.6%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Sweden stood at 49.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Sweden peaked at 50.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 163rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 49.7% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.7% | 6 |
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More gender data for Sweden
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 57,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Sweden?
- Share of the population that is female in Sweden was 49.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for share of the population that is female?
- Sweden ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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