Country dossier: official statistics, cities, pay rules, immigration routes and industries, with every source and year shown.
By AtiveSite · Published 06/11/2026 · Updated 06/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Sweden is one of the 21 countries in the AtiveSite world dossier. This page is the starting point: from here you jump to its cities, labour statistics, pay and minimum-wage rules, immigration routes, industries and (where we already have them) live jobs. Each block shows its source and year; data we have not yet collected is marked as planned, never guessed.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Capital | Stockholm |
| Region | Northern Europe |
| Languages | Swedish |
| Currency | SEK |
| Free-movement area | Yes: EU |
| Population | 10,596,620 (2025, World Bank) |
| Minimum wage system | No statutory minimum wage; pay is set by collective agreements. |
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ | Year ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,596,620 | 2025 |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | US$ 63,133 | 2025 |
| GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) | US$ 72,529 | 2025 |
| GNI per capita, PPP | US$ 76,090 | 2025 |
| Unemployment rate (ILO model) | 8.7% | 2025 |
| Youth unemployment (15–24) | 24.3% | 2025 |
| Labour force participation rate | 64.6% | 2025 |
| Employment-to-population ratio | 59.0% | 2025 |
| Wage and salaried workers (% of employment) | 89.8% | 2025 |
| Self-employed (% of employment) | 10.2% | 2025 |
| Inflation (consumer prices, annual) | 0.7% | 2025 |
| Urban population | 89.1% | 2025 |
| Migrants (% of population) | 21.4% | 2024 |
World Bank series modelled by the ILO and national sources; years differ by indicator and country, so compare within the same year when possible.
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ | Year ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.1 years | 2024 |
| Intentional homicides per 100,000 people | 1.15 | 2023 |
| Current health expenditure (% of GDP) | 11.2% | 2024 |
| Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) | 7.3% | 2022 |
| PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (µg/m³) | 5.3 | 2023 |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | 95.8% | 2025 |
Safety, health and environment indicators are national averages. They describe the country, not a specific city or neighbourhood.
Circle size follows population. Click a circle to jump to the table row.
City guides for this country are on the roadmap; the same layers built for Norway (jobs, industries, commuting, companies, pay and cost) will follow.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | Population (GeoNames) ⇅ | Lat, lon ⇅ | Map ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholm | 1,515,017 | 59.33, 18.07 | Map |
| 2 | Gothenburg | 608,462 | 57.71, 11.97 | Map |
| 3 | Malmö | 362,133 | 55.61, 13.00 | Map |
| 4 | Uppsala | 177,074 | 59.86, 17.64 | Map |
| 5 | Linköping | 166,673 | 58.41, 15.62 | Map |
| 6 | Örebro | 155,989 | 59.27, 15.21 | Map |
| 7 | Sollentuna | 139,606 | 59.43, 17.95 | Map |
| 8 | Umeå | 130,224 | 63.83, 20.26 | Map |
| 9 | Västerås | 127,799 | 59.62, 16.55 | Map |
| 10 | Jönköping | 112,766 | 57.78, 14.16 | Map |
| 11 | Helsingborg | 104,250 | 56.05, 12.69 | Map |
| 12 | Norrköping | 93,765 | 58.59, 16.18 | Map |
| 13 | Huddinge | 90,182 | 59.24, 17.98 | Map |
| 14 | Lund | 87,244 | 55.71, 13.19 | Map |
| 15 | Luleå | 77,832 | 65.58, 22.15 | Map |
| 16 | Haninge | 74,968 | 59.17, 18.14 | Map |
| 17 | Gävle | 74,884 | 60.67, 17.14 | Map |
| 18 | Borås | 71,700 | 57.72, 12.94 | Map |
| 19 | Växjö | 71,282 | 56.88, 14.81 | Map |
| 20 | Södertälje | 70,777 | 59.20, 17.63 | Map |
| 21 | Halmstad | 70,480 | 56.67, 12.86 | Map |
| 22 | Eskilstuna | 67,359 | 59.37, 16.51 | Map |
| 23 | Solna | 66,909 | 59.36, 18.00 | Map |
| 24 | Karlskrona | 66,675 | 56.16, 15.59 | Map |
| 25 | Karlstad | 61,492 | 59.38, 13.50 | Map |
| 26 | Mölndal | 59,430 | 57.66, 12.01 | Map |
GeoNames populations come from several public sources and can refer to the city proper or the urban area; compare with the national statistics office before relying on a figure.
| Item ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Minimum wage system | No statutory minimum wage; pay is set by collective agreements. |
| Statutory minimum, EUR per month (Eurostat, euro-area/EU members) | no EUR figure (see system) |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | US$ 63,133 |
| GDP per capita, PPP | US$ 72,529 |
| GNI per capita, PPP | US$ 76,090 |
Wages by occupation, city and experience need this country's national statistics office dataset. They are on the roadmap, and we will publish them only with a clear scope label and source.
The minimum-wage line is an AtiveSite editorial summary of the system (verify with the labour authority linked in the Immigration and law tab). GDP per capita is not a wage.
Free movement: Citizens of the EU/EEA/EFTA area generally have rights to work here under free-movement rules, subject to registration requirements. Citizens of other countries normally need a permit.
| Official source ⇅ | Link ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Immigration / work permits (official) | www.migrationsverket.se/en |
| National statistics office | www.scb.se/en |
| Labour authority / employment law | www.av.se/en |
| Public employment / job portal | arbetsformedlingen.se/other-languages/english-engelska |
Challenges to expect: Swedish helps in many jobs. Only links that answered on 06/11/2026 are listed; some official sites block automated checks and are therefore not shown.
| Industry to research ⇅ | Where to look ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Automotive engineering | Public job portal |
| Telecommunications | Public job portal |
| Software development | Public job portal |
| Industrial manufacturing | Public job portal |
| Healthcare | Public job portal |
| Renewable energy | Public job portal |
| Research and development | Public job portal |
This is a shortlist of industries worth researching, based on public reporting of the economy; it is not a ranking and not a count of vacancies. Regulated professions may require licensing, language tests and recognition of foreign qualifications.
Sweden has a live job board built on an official feed: Sweden (live).
| Module ⇅ | Status ⇅ | What it adds ⇅ | Open ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live job board (official feeds, aggregated) | live | Official public job feed, applications on the employer's or authority's site | Open |
| AtiveSite vacancies (employers publish directly) | planned | Employer accounts, vacancy publishing, applications inside AtiveSite | – |
| Employer profiles (company X-ray) | planned | History, culture, benefits, the city they are in, verified data | – |
| Candidate profiles and CVs | planned | Private by default; companies see only what the candidate allows | – |
| Services and freelancers | planned | Independent professionals advertise services and receive proposals | – |
| Academy of Work (CV, documents, interviews, courses) | planned | Training, quizzes, interview simulator, document checklists, certificates of completion | – |
| AI matching and career adviser | planned | Explainable matching between professionals, employers and countries | – |
Compare this country with another
Norway is the model country: every layer below that is marked done for Norway will be repeated for Sweden.
| Layer ⇅ | Status ⇅ | Source ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Global indicators (economy, quality of life) | done | World Bank |
| Largest cities and map | done | GeoNames |
| Minimum-wage system | done | editorial, verify |
| Official links (immigration, labour, statistics, jobs) | done | verified links |
| Wages by occupation | planned | national statistics office |
| Jobs by industry, city and county | planned | national statistics office |
| Commuting flows | planned | national statistics office |
| Largest companies | planned | company register / Wikidata |
| Job niches and live ads | live board only | official job feed |
| Law and rights summary | planned | labour authority |
| Unions and collective agreements | planned | – |
| Cost of living and net-pay calculator | planned | tax authority + statistics office |