Fewer births since 2006

The number of births after 2006 is very low

In the first half of 2022, 47,196 people died, a slight increase of 0.9 percent, or 411, compared to the same period in 2021. Compared to 2020, about 4,000 people died in 2022.

Apart from 60,405 births in 2016, the number of births in the first half of the year has varied between 56,000 and 60,000 in recent years. In 2022, 54,560 babies were born, a decrease of 6.7 percent or 3,906 babies. This compares to the same period in 2021. The decline was steepest in April, with fewer than 1,000 babies born, but in the other five months, fewer were born. were born than the previous year.

Births and deaths in the first half of the year 2000-2022

As a result of higher deaths and fewer births, the birth surplus has declined from 11,681 in the first half of 2021 to 7,364 in the first half of 2022. Mainly because of the high number of deaths, the birth surplus in the first half was lower in 2020 than in 2022, but before that one has to go back to 2005 to find a lower birth rate.

Immigration is on the rise again

Although immigration increased slightly throughout 2021 compared to 2020, immigration declined sharply in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and continued to decline in the first half of 2021. In the first six months of the year, 42,141 people immigrated to Sweden, which is 28 percent or 9,241 more than in the first half of 2021. Although immigration increased in the first half of 2022, it was lower than in years. 2006–2019.

The largest group of immigrants was those born in Sweden, at 4,481, followed by those born in India, Poland and Syria. Among the 20 largest immigrant groups, only the immigration of those born in Sweden and Iraq decreased compared to the first half of 2021. Indian-born immigration increased by 1,657 people or 87 percent compared to 2021. A total of 3,561 people born in India immigrated.

Emigration is significantly less than emigration. In the first half of 2022, 21,400 people emigrated, a decrease of 7.3 percent or 1,682 compared to the first half of 2021. The largest immigrant group is the Swedish-born. A total of 7,668 people born in Sweden emigrated, accounting for 36 percent of all immigration. The birth cohort had more than 700 settlements, followed by India, Finland and Iraq. Of the 20 largest immigration groups, most declined from the previous year. Only those born in Syria, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Brazil saw an increase compared to the same period last year.