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PEOPLE

Language
Swedish is the official language. Finnish is also spoken, and the indigenous Sami speak their own language.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	9.2 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	9.1 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	9.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	9.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	9.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	9.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	8.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	8.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	8.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
10.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Swedes 89 percent, Finn and Sami minorities. There are also refugees and migrants from Iran, the former Yugoslavia and other countries.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Lutheran 89 percent. There are also Catholic, Pentecostal and other religious minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	84.3 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	84.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	84.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	84.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	84.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	84.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	84.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	84.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1862 1921
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
94 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	17.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	17.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	17.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	17.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	18.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	18.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2

Climate description
Temperate in the south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers. Subarctic in the north.

Currency
Swedish krona

Telephone dialling code
(+) 46

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	80.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	80.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	80.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	79.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	79.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	78.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	77.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	77.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	77.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	82.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	82.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	82.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	82.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	82.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	82.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	3 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	No data available percent
1996-2004	No data available percent
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	3 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	2 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	6	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	5	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	6	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	2	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	3	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	2	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	601 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	601 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	609 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	622 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	631 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	617 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	626 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	638 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	649 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1132 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1132 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	1054 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	1004 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	974 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	981 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	891 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	808 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	719 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	800 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	800 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	860 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	810 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	820 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	770 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	710 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	517 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	456 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	1 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	4 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	6	Transparency International
2005	6	Transparency International
2004	6	Transparency International
2003	6	Transparency International
2002	5 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	6	Transparency International
2000	3 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	47870 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	45210 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	42060 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	36610 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	30180 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	26940 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	27360 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	29280 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	454.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	393.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	366.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	357.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	311.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	248.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	225.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	245.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	2.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	4.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	1.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	2.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	1.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	3.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	0.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	0.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	1.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	2.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
22.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	328 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	328 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	287 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	311 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2002	0.2 percent	UNAIDS 2006

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	6 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	6 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	6 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	15	UNHCR
2007	16	UNHCR
2006	16	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	75	UNHCR
2004	29	UNHCR
2003	32	UNHCR
2002	28	UNHCR
2001	No data available
2000	18	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	77038	UNHCR
2007	75078	UNHCR
2006	79913	UNHCR
2005	74915	UNHCR
2004	73408	UNHCR
2003	112167	UNHCR
2002	142193	UNHCR
2001	146491	UNHCR
2000	157220	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	7.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	7.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	7.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	7.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	7.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	7.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	8.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	7.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	7.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	6.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003