Sweden--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Sweden People

Population: 8,730,286 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.58% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 13.78 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 10.96 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 2.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 5.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.08 years male: 75.3 years female: 81.02 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.04 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Swede(s) adjective: Swedish

Ethnic divisions: white, Lapp, foreign born or first-generation immigrants 12% (Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks)

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 94%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Pentecostal 1%, other 3.5% (1987)

Languages: Swedish

note: small Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities; immigrants speak native languages

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1979) total population: 99% male: NA% female: NA%

Labor force: 4.552 million

by occupation: community, social and personal services 38.3%, mining and manufacturing 21.2%, commerce, hotels, and restaurants 14.1%, banking, insurance 9.0%, communications 7.2%, construction 7.0%, agriculture, fishing, and forestry 3.2% (1991)