Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Sweden
Sweden: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 10,588 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2024, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Sweden stood at 10,588 Persons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Sweden peaked at 10,588 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,480 Persons, in 1960.
That places Sweden 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,480 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 7,520 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 7,562 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 7,604 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 7,662 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 7,734 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 7,807 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 7,869 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 7,912 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 7,968 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 8,043 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 8,098 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 8,122 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 8,137 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 8,161 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 8,192 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 8,222 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 8,251 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 8,275 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 8,294 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 8,311 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 8,320 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 8,325 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 8,329 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,337 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 8,350 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 8,370 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 8,398 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 8,436 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 8,493 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 8,566 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 8,617 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 8,668 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8,718 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 8,781 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 8,827 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 8,841 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8,846 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 8,851 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8,858 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8,883 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8,909 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8,941 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 8,976 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9,011 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 9,048 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9,113 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9,183 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9,256 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9,341 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9,416 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9,483 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9,556 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9,645 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 9,747 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9,851 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9,995 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 10,120 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10,230 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,328 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10,379 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 10,452 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10,522 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 10,552 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 10,588 Persons | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,712 Persons | 7,480 Persons | 7,968 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,180 Persons | 8,043 Persons | 8,294 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,367 Persons | 8,311 Persons | 8,493 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,757 Persons | 8,566 Persons | 8,858 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,066 Persons | 8,883 Persons | 9,341 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,837 Persons | 9,416 Persons | 10,328 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,499 Persons | 10,379 Persons | 10,588 Persons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Sweden?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Sweden was 10,588 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10,588 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,480 Persons in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.