Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige (Swedish) Flag Greater coat of arms Motto: (royal) "För Sverige -- i tiden '' "For Sweden -- With the Times '' Anthem: Du gamla, Du fria Thou ancient, thou free Royal anthem: Kungssången Song of the King Show globe Show map of Europe Show all Location of Sweden (dark green) -- in Europe (green & dark grey) -- in the European Union (green) -- (Legend) Capital and largest city Stockholm 59 ° 21 ′ N 18 ° 4 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 59.350 ° N 18.067 ° E ﻿ / 59.350; 18.067 Official languages Swedish Official minority languages: Finnish Meänkieli Sami Romani Yiddish Ethnic groups No official statistics Demonym Swedish Swede Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Monarch Carl XVI Gustaf Speaker Urban Ahlin Prime Minister Stefan Löfven Legislature Riksdag History A unified Swedish kingdom established By the early 12th century Part of Kalmar Union 1397 -- 1523 Part of Swedish - Norwegian Union 4 November 1814 -- August 1905 Joined the European Union 1 January 1995 Area Total 450,295 km (173,860 sq mi) (55th) Water (%) 8.7 Population May 2018 census 10,161,797 (88th) Density 22.6 / km (58.5 / sq mi) (198th) GDP (PPP) 2018 estimate Total $547 billion (34th) Per capita $53,077 (17th) GDP (nominal) 2018 estimate Total $601 billion (23rd) Per capita $58,345 (11th) Gini (2015) 25.4 low HDI (2015) 0.913 very high 14th Currency Swedish krona (SEK) Time zone CET (UTC + 1) Summer (DST) CEST (UTC + 2) Date format yyyy - mm - dd Drives on the right Calling code + 46 ISO 3166 code SE Internet TLD. se ^ "För Sverige -- I tiden '' has been adopted by Carl XVI Gustaf as his personal motto. ^ Du gamla, Du fria has never been officially adopted as national anthem, but is so by convention. ^ Since 1 July 2009. Five other languages are officially recognised as minority languages: Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani, Sami, and Yiddish. The Swedish Sign Language also has a special status. ^ On 31 December 2012, approximately 27 % of the population had a full or partial foreign background. ^ Since 3 September 1967. ^ The. eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.
what is the size of population in sweden
10,161,797