Culture and demographics of Sweden
Swedish people believe in modesty, equality, and respect for Universal human rights. It has a feminine society where balance, inclusiveness, and consideration for others are a high priority. Swedish people are reserved and serious at times. Individual privacy is highly respected. The total population in Sweden is 10,416,585. The life expectancy of Swedish Male is 80.2 percent and for Swedish females 84.2 years.
Nearly 25.9 percent of people in Sweden are migrants from other Countries. Ethnic groups are 80.3 percent Swedish, 1.9 percent Syrian, 1.4 percent Iraqi, 1.4 percent Finnish, and fifteen percent of other nationalities.
The age groups of 25 to 54 years are more which is 39.1 percent while 15-24 years are less which is 10.8 percent. Most of the Swedish population live in Southern regions where climates are milder. The urban population is 88.2 percent in Sweden. The main celebrations in Sweden are:
- Easter where the Swedish families gather for an Easter buffet,
- Walpurgis Eve with bonfire celebrations
- Graduation time where students get driven around town on trucks and tractors.
- Swedish National Day,
- Midsummer Celebrations
- Crayfish parties
- Nobel day
- St. Lucia
- Christmas day
- New Year’s day