Population ages 20-24, female in Sweden
Sweden: Population ages 20-24, female was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 20-24, female in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, female in Sweden is 5.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Sweden peaked at 8.2% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 168 United Kingdom 5.6% compare
- 169 Armenia 5.6% compare
- 170 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.6% compare
- 172 Belgium 5.6% compare
- 173 North Macedonia 5.5% compare
- 174 Finland 5.4% compare
More health data for Sweden
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 65,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 65,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 61,407 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 65,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 61,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 61,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 65,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 62,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Sweden?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Sweden was 5.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Sweden ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.