In Sweden the average living space is relatively large. The celebration of powerful Swedish cultural traditions such as Lucia can also include a church service and hymn singing. 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Hover over a tile for details. The presence of religion and the church in many Swedes lives is most visible when traditional rituals or ceremonies are performed. Sweden contributed its fair share of saints, with Saint Bridget of Sweden being the most famous. Gusta Vasa, the King in the year 1530, proclaimed that the Lutheran Church would be the recognized state religion, which heightened the level of religious intolerance in Sweden. ), production: 0 cubic meters (2021 est. Several centuries later all monarchs were Christian and Christianity became the established official religion. Home > Factbook > Countries > Sweden. As the first waves of the Protestant Reformation swept Europe in the mid-1500s, Lutheranism took hold in Sweden and remained dominant. In order to curb Pietism, several royal decrees and parliament acts were issued in the 18th century, such as the Conventicle Act and Kyrkogngsplikt lit. In 1531, Laurentius Petri was appointed by the Crown to become the first Lutheran primate of Sweden, and was ordained by five Catholic bishops without papal assent. This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. A unified, searchable interface answering your questions on the world's cultures and religions. )other: 23.8% (2018 est. Muslims were the 2.2% and members of other religions were the 2.5%. ), marine pollution (Baltic Sea and North Sea); acid rain damage to soils and lakes; air pollution; inappropriate timber harvesting practices, party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whalingsigned, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements, particulate matter emissions: 5.89 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est. The aim of this support is to help faith groups ensure the sustainability of their activities and services. The diocese of Skara, which is the oldest diocese in Sweden, emerged under the Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen, in the late 10th century. Under the reign of Eric the Saint (11501160) Christianity became an ideological factor of the state, and the First Swedish Crusade took place; it was a military expedition aimed at converting the Finns to Christianity and conquering Finland as Swedish territory. )percent of population: 88% (2021 est. Around 53 per cent of the Swedish population are members of the Church of Sweden. )subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2020 est. Introduction The rise of the Sweden Democrats How Sweden Democrats view Muslim migration, violence, and the welfare state Who belongs? Norse beliefs persisted until the 12th century, and Sweden was the last Scandinavian country to be Christianised by Catholic missionaries. This table only contains religious organizations eligible for financial support through the government. In 1860 it became legal to leave the Church of Sweden for the purpose of becoming a member of another officially recognised religious denomination. The Church of Sweden (a part of the Lutheran tradition in Protestantism) emerged as a national church during the Protestant Reformation and has remained dominant ever since. Studies and statistics Methodological issues. All recognized denominations are entitled to direct government financial support, contributions made through the national tax system, or a mix of both. According to the CIA World Factbook, 60.2% of the population identify as Lutheran (i.e. The rights and freedoms enumerated in the constitution include the rights to practice one's religion and protection of religious freedom. Instead, it is common for Swedes to keep the topic of religion to themselves. Another growing religion is Islam. Some find it distasteful to boast or overemphasise ones religious affiliation. Odin and Thor, probably the most well-known Norse deities, were the gods responsible for the likes of war and the sky, respectively. )$531.455 billion (2020 est. )methane emissions: 4.42 megatons (2020 est. Most Swedes who are active Christians usually attend church for significant rituals and ceremonies, including baptisms, marriages and funerals. [1], Religious affiliation in Sweden (2020)[1][2]. The unaffiliated account for 28.4% of the total population in the country. Record numbers of Swedes have left the church over the last couple of decades, and a continued decline in membership is predicted as young Swedes fail to take the place of older members. )-2.17% (2020 est. conventional long form: Kingdom of Swedenconventional short form: Swedenlocal long form: Konungariket Sverigelocal short form: Sverigeetymology: name ultimately derives from the North Germanic Svear tribe, which inhabited central Sweden and is first mentioned in the first centuries A.D. name: Stockholmgeographic coordinates: 59 20 N, 18 03 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in Octoberetymology: stock and holm literally mean "log" and "islet" in Swedish, but there is no consensus as to what the words refer to, 21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland, 6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king of Sweden, marking the abolishment of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), National Day, 6 June (1983); note - from 1916 to 1982 this date was celebrated as Swedish Flag Day, history: Sweden has four fundamental laws which together make up the Constitution: The Instrument of Government (several previous; latest 1974); The Act of Succession (enacted 1810; changed in 1937 and 1980); The Freedom of the Press Act (many previous; latest in 1949); The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (adopted 1991)amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires simple majority vote in two consecutive parliamentary terms with an intervening general election; passage also requires approval by simple majority vote in a referendum if Parliament approves a motion for a referendum by one third of its members; The Instrument of Government - amended several times, last in 2018; The Act of Succession - changed in 1937, 1980; The Freedom of the Press Act - amended several times, last in 2019; The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression - amended several times, last in 2018, civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law, accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction, citizenship by birth: nocitizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Sweden; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen of Sweden and the father unknowndual citizenship recognized: no, unless the other citizenship was acquired involuntarilyresidency requirement for naturalization: 5 years, chief of state: King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 15 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree (daughter of the monarch, born 14 July 1977)head of government: Prime Minister Ulf KRISTERSSON (since 18 October 2022); Deputy Prime Minister Ebba BUSCH (since 18 October 2022)cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime ministerelections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually becomes the prime minister, description: unicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; 310 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open party-list proportional representation vote and 39 members in "at-large" seats directly elected by open party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)elections: last held on 11 September 2022election results: percent of vote by party - S/SAP 30.3%, M 19.1%, SD 20.5%, C 6.7%, V 6.7%, KD 5.3%, L 4.6%, MP 5.1%, other 1.7%; seats by party - S/SAP 107, M 68, SD 73, C 24, V 24, KD 19, L 16, MP 18; composition as of mid-2022 - men 188, women 161, percent of women 46%, highest court(s): Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices, including the court chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices, including the court president)judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Judges Proposal Board, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanentsubordinate courts: first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents, Center Party (Centerpartiet) or C [Annie LOOF resigned on 15 September 2022]Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) or KD [Ebba BUSCH]Green Party (Miljopartiet de Grona) or MP [Marta STEVENI and Per BOLUND]Left Party (Vansterpartiet) or V [Nooshi DADGOSTAR]Moderate Party (Moderaterna) or M [Ulf KRISTERSSON]Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) or SD [Jimmie AKESSON]Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna) or S/SAP [Magdalena ANDERSSON]The Liberals (Liberalerna) or L [Johan PEHRSON], ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNSOM, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC, chief of mission: Ambassador Karin Ulrika OLOFSDOTTER (since 8 September 2017)chancery: 2900 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007telephone: [1] (202) 467-2600FAX: [1] (202) 467-2699email address and website: ambassaden.washington@gov.sehttps://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/usa-washington/consulate(s) general: New York, chief of mission: Ambassador Erik D. RAMANATHAN (since 20 January 2022)embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 31, SE-115 89 Stockholmmailing address: 5750 Stockholm Place, Washington, DC 20521-5750telephone: [46] (08) 783-53-00FAX: [46] (08) 661-19-64email address and website: STKACSinfo@state.govhttps://se.usembassy.gov/, blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the colors reflect those of the Swedish coat of arms - three gold crowns on a blue field, three crowns, lion; national colors: blue, yellow, name: "Du Gamla, Du Fria" (Thou Ancient, Thou Free)lyrics/music: Richard DYBECK/traditionalnote: in use since 1844; also known as "Sang till Norden" (Song of the North), is based on a Swedish folk tune; it has never been officially adopted by the government; "Kungssangen" (The King's Song) serves as the royal anthem and is played in the presence of the royal family and during certain state ceremonies, total World Heritage Sites: 15 (13 cultural, 1 natural, 1 mixed)selected World Heritage Site locales: Royal Domain of Drottningholm (c); Laponian Area (m); High Coast/Kvarken Archipelago (n); Birka and Hovgrden (c); Hanseatic Town of Visby (c); Church Town of Gammelstad, Lule (c); Naval Port of Karlskrona (c); Rock Carvings in Tanum (c); Engelsberg Ironworks (c); Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (c), small, open, competitive, and thriving economy that remains outside of the euro zone; has achieved an enviable standard of living, with its combination of free-market capitalism and extensive welfare benefits, $558.427 billion (2021 est. An important religious centre was the Temple at Uppsala. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum. )crude oil estimated reserves: 0 barrels (2021 est. Arguably the opposite of religion, atheism is a disbelief in the existence of God or any other divine being. Fitch rating: AAA (2004)Moody's rating: Aaa (2002)Standard & Poors rating: AAA (2004)note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained. )$52,900 (2019 est. Around 53 per cent of the Swedish population are members of the Church of Sweden. For some, the Church of Sweden provides a cultural identity and thus may be nominally Christian. ), 70.3% (2017)note: percent of women aged 16-49, improved: urban: 99.8% of populationrural: 99.7% of populationtotal: 99.8% of populationunimproved: urban: 0.2% of populationrural: 0.3% of populationtotal: 0.2% of population (2020 est. Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic. Since Sweden doesn't gather statistics on the basis of ethnicity or religion, there's no official population count of each of these five minorities, only estimates. The central Bah' secretariat in Stockholm stated at the time that the Bah'i Faith in Sweden had 1003 members. Traditional yet new-thinking, secular yet religious, tolerant yet challenging it all holds true for Sweden. ), wheat, milk, sugar beets, barley, potatoes, oats, rapeseed, pork, rye, triticale, iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles, agriculture: 2%industry: 12%services: 86% (2014 est. And between 2014 and 2022 the archbishop i.e. To help finance its international and domestic activities, the Church of Sweden levies a fee (kyrkoavgift) on its members. )1.99% (2019 est. Christian > Mormon > Members : Membership. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below. Although over half of the population (60.2%) identify with the Church of Sweden, church attendance is considerably low. After Christianity, Islam is the largest religion in Sweden, with about 100,000 active practitioners at the turn of the 21st century, although the number of Swedes of Muslim heritage was nearly three times that number. Though they are seldom celebrated by church attendance, Twelfth Night (6 January, also known as Epiphany), Ascension, Pentecost and All Saints Day are each official holidays in Sweden, as is the common collection of Easter days. It should be noted, however, that reported numbers on religious affiliations in Sweden are estimates only, since Swedish law forbids the registration of people on the basis of their religion. The oldest evidence of Christian burial sites in Sweden are dated to the 6th century, but they are very few in number. )municipal solid waste recycled annually: 1,416,835 tons (2015 est. For example, many Swedes consider religion as a private matter. Religious groups choose what percentage of members' annual taxable income to collect, with a median collection rate of 1 percent. Calvinism was, otherwise, refuted as heresy at the synod of Stockholm in 1565. ), revenues: $259.17 billion (2019 est. The religious profile of the world is rapidly changing, driven primarily by differences in fertility rates and the size of youth populations among the world's major religions, as well as by people switching faiths. Largest Religion. While Swedes may have become conscientious Catholics by the Late Middle Ages, the country would later become known as a bastion of Protestantism. View history Tools Religious affiliation in Sweden (2019) [1] [2] Lutheranism (56.4%) Other Protestants (3.4%) Orthodoxy (1.7%) Catholicism (1.2%) Other Christian (0.3%) Islam (1.9%) Other Religions (0.3%) Unaffiliated (34.8%) Irreligion is common in Sweden, and Sweden is one of the most secular nations in the world. [2] Other religious organizations keep count of their registered membership, and as reported in the table, as of 2020 the largest religious denominations after the Church of Sweden (55.2%) were the officially registered Muslims (2.3%), members of the Orthodox Church (1.4%), Catholics (1.2%) and members of the Swedish Pentecostal Movement (1.1%). All of these alterations are ultimately compromising the original fundamental religious beliefs that were once widely accepted in the predominately Lutheran Sweden of years past. A further 28.5% declared no religion, 1.1% identified as Muslim and 0.3% declared belonging to other religions. Many Swedes pride themselves on having a religiously diverse and tolerant society. )subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2021 est. )transmission/distribution losses: 10.434 billion kWh (2020 est. Although Sigismund promised to uphold Lutheranism, Duke Charles's aspirations to power led to the War against Sigismund, a power struggle that was effectively decided at the Battle of Stngebro in 1598, in favour of Charles and Protestantism. Central to the practice of Norse beliefs were rites, among them the ritual sacrifice of animals, and sometimes even humans! Not all Swedes are comfortable with the at times prominent cultural role of the church either, and many people pursue alternative forms of ritual. Key insights Total population 10.52m Population in Sweden 2000-2022 Number of female inhabitants 5.22m Detailed statistics Population in Sweden from 2012-2022, by gender 102,400 Detailed. It is far less populated than the southern and central regions. )imports: 2.144 million metric tons (2020 est. ), 10.76 births/1,000 population (2023 est. ), total: 24% (2020 est. [1], Eight recognized religious denominations, in addition to the Church of Sweden, raise revenues through member-contributions made through the national tax system. )42.28% of GDP (2018 est. )1.3% of GDP (2021)1.2% of GDP (2020)1.1% of GDP (2019)1% of GDP (2018), the SAF has about 46,000 military personnel: approximately 14,000 continuous service/full-time; approximately 11,000 temporary service; approximately 21,000 Home Guard (some on active duty) (2023)note 1: SAF personnel are divided into continuously serving (full-time) and temporary service troops (part-timers who serve periodically and have another main employer or attend school); additional personnel have signed service agreements with the SAF and mostly serve in the Home Guard; the SAF also has about 9,000 civilian employeesnote 2: in 2021, Sweden announced plans that increase the total size of the armed forces to about 100,000 personnel by 2030, the SAF's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and imported Western weapons systems; in recent years, the US has been the leading supplier of military hardware to Sweden; Sweden's defense industry produces a range of air, land, and naval systems (2023), 18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47; compulsory military service, abolished in 2010, was reinstated in January 2018; conscription is selective, includes both men and women (age 18), and requires 9-12 months of service (2023)note 1: Sweden conscripts about 5,500 men and women each year; it plans to increase this number to 8,000 by 2025note 2: as of 2021, women made up about 11% of the military's full-time personnel, Sweden maintained a policy of military non-alignment for over 200 years before applying for NATO membership in May 2022; before then, Stockholm joined NATOs Partnership for Peace program in 1994 and contributed to NATO-led missions, including those in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovothe Swedish military cooperates closely with the military forces of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden; areas of cooperation include armaments, education, human resources, training and exercises, and operations; NORDEFCO was established in 2009Sweden is a signatory of the EUs Common Security and Defense Policy and contributes to CSDP missions and operations (2023), Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T, refugees (country of origin): 113,213 (Syria), 26,857 (Afghanistan), 25,849 (Eritrea), 10,464 (Iraq), 9,315 (Somalia), 7,146 (Iran) (mid-year 2022); 55,288 (Ukraine) (as of 18 May 2023)stateless persons: 46,515 (2022); note - the majority of stateless people are from the Middle East and Somalia, total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030, SAF personnel are divided into continuously serving (full-time) and temporary service troops (part-timers who serve periodically and have another main employer or attend school); additional, personnel have signed service agreements with the SAF and mostly, serve in the Home Guard; the SAF also has about 9,000 civilian employees, Children under the age of 5 years underweight, School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education), International law organization participation, https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/usa-washington/, Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income, Household income or consumption by percentage share, Civil aircraft registration country code prefix, Military and security service personnel strengths, Military equipment inventories and acquisitions, Refugees and internally displaced persons, Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI). The number of both new baptisms and members has declined since. ), on food: 12.4% of household expenditures (2018 est. )government consumption: 26% (2017 est. Only about two in ten Swedes say that religion is 'somewhat important' or 'very important', compared with, for example, seven in ten Americans. Enshrined in Swedens constitution is the right to religious freedom. Islam constitutes a fast-growing minority religion in Sweden and between 5 and 8% of the population is estimated to have a Muslim family background (Andersson & Sander . As of 2022, it had 5,563,351 members, 52,8% of the Swedish population,[17][2] although surveys show different figures, ranging from 24%[18] to 52.1%. )from petroleum and other liquids: 38.406 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est. Citizens of foreign nations, mainly Russians, were granted freedom to practice Eastern Orthodox Christianity since the Treaty of Stolbovo in 1617. As the first waves of the Protestant Reformation swept Europe in the mid-1500s, Lutheranism took hold in Sweden and remained dominant. Synagogues can be found in Stockholm (which has two Orthodox and one Conservative synagogue), Gteborg (one Orthodox and one Conservative synagogue), Malm (one Orthodox synagogue), and in Norrkping (although the Norrkping community is too small to perform regular services). The Church of Sweden has been separated from the state since 2000, which means that Sweden no longer has an official state church. [1] The US Department of State's Sweden 2014 International Religious Freedom Report set the 2014 figure at around 6% (almost 600,000) of the total Swedish population. Discrimination on religious grounds is illegal, including discrimination in the work place and in the provision of public and private services. Christian > Mormon > Congregations : Total Congregations. )8.549 (2017 est. [3] The Lutheran Church of Sweden was formed and remained the official religion of the Christian state until the turn of the 21st century. They forbade Swedish citizens to engage in practices other than mandatory Lutheran Sunday Mass and daily family devotions. note: data are in current year dollars, Germany 18%, Netherlands 9%, Norway 8%, China 7%, Denmark 7% (2021), cars and vehicle parts, crude petroleum, refined petroleum, broadcasting equipment, computers (2021), $62.053 billion (31 December 2021 est. ), general assessment: Swedens telecom market includes mature mobile and broadband sectors which have been stimulated by the progressive investment of the main telcos in developing new technologies; the country retains one of the best developed LTE infrastructures in the region, while its MNOs have benefited from the January 2021 auction of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band which will enable them to expand services nationally; the country also has one of the highest fiber broadband penetration rates in Europe; the focus of FttP is aimed at fulfilling the governments target of providing a 1Gb/s service to 98% of the population by 2025; the methodology to achieve this has rested on regulatory measures supported by public funds, as well as on the auction of spectrum in different bands; in the fixed-line broadband segment, the number of DSL subscribers is falling steadily as customers continue to migrate to fiber networks; there is also competition from HFC infrastructure, offering fiber-based broadband and investing in services based on the DOCSIS3.1 standard; this report assesses key aspects of the Swedish telecom market, providing data on fixed network services and profiling the main players; it also reviews the key regulatory issues, including interconnection, local loop unbundling, number portability, carrier preselection and NGN open access; the report also analyses the mobile market, providing data on network operators and their strategies in a highly competitive environment; in addition, the report considers the fixed and fixed-wireless broadband markets, including analyses of market dynamics and the main operators, as well as providing subscriber forecasts (2021)domestic: fixed-line is 13 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 123 per 100 (2021)international: country code - 46; landing points for Botina, SFL, SFS-4, Baltic Sea Submarine Cable, Eastern Light, Sweden-Latvia, BCS North-Phase1, EE-S1, LV-SE1,BCS East-West Interlink, NordBalt, Baltica, Denmark-Sweden-15,-17,-18, Scandinavian Ring -North,-South, IP-Only Denmark-Sweden, Donica North,Kattegate-1,-2, Energinet Laeso-Varberg and GC2 submarine cables providing links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Sweden shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway) (2019), publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently, total: 8.8 million (2021 est. Founded in 2014, the Nordic Asa-Community has quickly grown to become the largest Heathen organization in Sweden, despite being the most recently established among the three. At present nearly nine-tenths of the population lives in urban centres; until 1870 no more than 10 percent of the population was urban. [1][2], A survey by the Pew Research Center found in spring 2016 that 66.7% out of a sample of 1,000 Swedes claimed to be Christians. These include evangelical churches, Calvinist, and Pentecostal denominations among others. Gustav Trolle was eventually forced into exile, and soon all ecclesiastical property was transferred to the Crown. ), at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/femaletotal population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2023 est. This statistic shows the result of a survey conducted in 2017 on the level of knowledge about religion in Sweden. 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