Sweden Accepted a Total of 1,15,854 Immigrants in 2013

Sweden saw a big increase in its yearly population, one of the largest increases in the last 70 years, as per new statistics. All through the year, nearly 1,20,000 people.immigrated to Sweden.

At the end of 2013, Sweden’s population was 9,644,864, that is a 0.93% increase from 2012. Since 1946, this total increase has been the largest, and the statisticians at Sweden Statistics (SCB- Statistiska centralbyrån) noted it as an all-time high level of immigration.

In the year 2013, a total of 1,15,845 immigrants came to Sweden from Somalia and Syria. This figure is the highest that Sweden ever had in a 1-year time period. Men exceeded women roughly by 5,000.

Considering the births, deaths, and immigration, Sweden’s population increased by 89,000 people, of whom 40,519 were women, and 48,452 were men, in 2013.

Census data revealed that 1,13,593 children were born in Sweden in the year 2013. 11^th April is considered as the most popular birthday, as/and on this day alone, a total of 393 children were born.