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Natural increase (births minus deaths) / Sweden
Births minus deaths during the month. Negative means more deaths than births.
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Natural increase (births minus deaths) in Sweden was 1,549 people (August 2026).
-2.39 %
Compared with a year earlier
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Data: Statistics Sweden (SCB), table TAB6473, processed by SwedenMetrics.
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Births minus deaths during the month. Negative means more deaths than births.
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latest 2026M08 = 1549, allowed -8000..6000
2026M08: national 1549, sum of 21 counties differs by 7 (4519.0 ppm)
latest 2026M08 ends 61 days ago, max 120
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Data: Statistics Sweden (SCB), table TAB6473, processed by SwedenMetrics.
The figures behind the chart
| Period | people |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1,549 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,809 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,900 |
| May 2026 | 1,441 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,023 |
| Mar 2026 | 383 |
| Feb 2026 | -561 |
| Jan 2026 | -1,457 |
| Dec 2025 | -1,345 |
| Nov 2025 | -660 |
| Oct 2025 | 492 |
| Sept 2025 | 876 |
Data: Statistics Sweden (SCB), table TAB1625, TAB6473, processed by SwedenMetrics.