Sweden, year by year

Every index this site holds for Sweden, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.818 in 1990 to 0.959 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 84.1 years2024at birthUp 3.5 years from 80.5 years in 2005
Internet users: 96%2025of people onlineUp 8 points from 88% in 2006
Urban population: 89%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 5 points from 84% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.432024births per womanDown 0.34 from 1.77 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 58%2021of energy usedUp 22 points from 36% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 22024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 3 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 3.6 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 2.5 t from 6 t in 2005
Forest area: 69%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 1 value marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.818	77.5	—	—	2.13	34.1	100	6	6.7	68.9	—	—
1991	0.821	77.7	1.2	83.5	2.11	32.5	100	6	6.7	68.9	—	—
1992	0.829	78.0	1.5	83.6	2.09	33.2	100	5	6.9	68.9	—	—
1993	0.850	78.1	1.7	83.7	1.99	34.4	100	5	6.9	69.0	—	—
1994	0.862	78.7	3.4	83.8	1.88	31.4	100	4	7.2	69.0	—	—
1995	0.869	78.7	5.1	83.9	1.73	33.9	100	4	7.1	69.0	—	—
1996	0.877	79.0	9.0	83.9	1.60	31.4	100	4	7.7	69.0	—	—
1997	0.888	79.2	23.7	84.0	1.52	35.5	100	4	7.0	69.1	—	—
1998	0.901	79.3	33.5	84.0	1.50	35.5	100	4	7.1	69.1	—	—
1999	0.906	79.4	41.4	84.0	1.50	34.6	100	3	7.0	69.1	—	—
2000	0.912	79.6	45.7	84.0	1.54	39.8	100	3	6.5	69.1	—	—
2001	0.915	79.8	51.8	84.1	1.57	37.4	100	3	6.5	69.1	—	—
2002	0.918	79.8	70.6	84.1	1.65	35.9	100	3	6.7	69.1	—	—
2003	0.923	80.1	79.1	84.2	1.71	34.6	100	3	6.7	69.1	—	—
2004	0.908	80.5	83.9	84.3	1.75	35.5	100	3	6.5	69.0	—	—
2005	0.911	80.5	84.8	84.3	1.77	39.3	100	3	6.0	69.0	—	—
2006	0.915	80.8	87.8	84.5	1.85	40.1	100	3	6.1	69.0	46531	37671
2007	0.917	80.9	82.0	84.6	1.88	41.8	100	3	5.8	69.0	53568	40813
2008	0.913	81.1	90.0	84.8	1.91	43.2	100	3	5.6	69.0	55817	41907
2009	0.912	81.3	91.0	84.9	1.94	45.7	100	3	5.0	68.9	46708	40094
2010	0.918	81.5	90.0	85.1	1.98	44.7	100	3	5.6	68.9	52543	41951
2011	0.920	81.8	92.8	85.4	1.90	45.4	100	3	5.1	68.9	60379	44332
2012	0.920	81.7	93.2	85.6	1.91	48.3	100	2	4.8	68.8	57750	45207
2013	0.940	82.0	94.8	85.9	1.89	47.3	100	2	4.6	68.8	60844	46098
2014	0.943	82.3	92.5	86.3	1.88	48.6	100	2	4.4	68.7	59583	46841
2015	0.945	82.2	90.6	86.6	1.85	51.9	100	2	4.4	68.7	51188	48763
2016	0.947	82.3	89.7	87.0	1.85	50.9	100	2	4.3	68.7	51704	50176
2017	0.949	82.4	93.0	87.2	1.78	51.8	100	2	4.2	68.7	53210	51387
2018	0.950	82.6	89.3	87.5	1.76	51.6	100	2	3.9	68.7	54018	52962
2019	0.955	83.1	94.5	87.7	1.71	52.9	100	2	3.8	68.7	51649	56910
2020	0.951	82.4	94.5	87.9	1.67	57.8	100	2	3.7	68.7	52569	57396
2021	0.958	83.1	94.7	88.2	1.67	57.9	100	2	3.9	68.7	60648	62191
2022	0.959	83.1	95.0	88.4	1.53	—	100	2	3.6	68.7	54837	66518
2023	0.959	83.3	95.7	88.6	1.45	—	100	2	3.5	68.7	54950	68458
2024	—	84.1	95.5	88.9	1.43	—	100	2	3.6	—	57223	71222
2025	—	—	95.8	89.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	63133	72529
On the profile	0.959	84.1	95.8	89.1	1.43	57.9	—	—	3.6	68.7	63133	72529

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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