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    General Information
    Region    Northern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   10 099
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   24.6
    Capital city    Stockholm
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 608.0b,c
    UN membership date    19-Nov-46
    Surface area (km2)   438 574a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   100.4
    National currency    Swedish Krona (SEK)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   9.3c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)495 329503 651556 086d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)6.24.42.2d
    GDP per capita (current US$)52 749.751 577.455 766.8d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)1.91.61.6d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)2724.825.5d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)72.172.372.5d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)2.121.6i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)19.918.317.7i
    Employment in services (% employed)7879.780.7i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)8.67.46.7
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)59.0 / 67.460.7 / 67.461.4 / 67.7
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100104111c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)95104100j
    International trade: exports (million current US$)158 411140 001160 538c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)148 788138 361158 710c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)9 6221 6411 828c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)29 19620 69520 783c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratek (average annual %)0.80.80.7
    Urban population (% of total population)85.186.687.7c
    Urban population growth ratek (average annual %)0.91.1...
    Fertility rate, totalk (live births per woman)1.91.91.8
    Life expectancy at birthk (females/males, years)83.1 / 79.083.8 / 80.084.4 / 80.8
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)16.5 / 24.917.3 / 25.217.6 / 25.9
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)1 384.9 / 14.71 676.3 / 17.22 005.2 / 20.0c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)110.8l225.5310.4c
    Infant mortality ratek (per 1 000 live births)2.62.42
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)8.51111a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)3.94.34j
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)6.67.57.7j
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)101.2 / 101.7125.5 / 120.5127.4 / 125.8a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)97.6 / 98.6150.0 / 131.5157.9 / 148.1a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)89.6 / 58.575.6 / 49.682.1 / 52.7a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)11.11.1d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)46.443.647m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)90n90.6o92.1d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)3.2i3.3p3.3i,d
    Threatened species (number)293698
    Forested area (% of land area)68.468.968.9i,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)46.1 / 4.937.1 / 3.837.6 / 3.7a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)1 3541 4001 491a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)225190205a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)5 1836 4827 440d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)57.25859c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)93.9 / 87.794.2 / 87.894.2 / 87.8a
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedq (% of GNI)0.971.41.02a
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