language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for swedish in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries swedish is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where swedish is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Swedish speakers are Sweden (97.2%), Finland (18.6%), and Denmark (7.5%).
2.6% of the European Union population speaks Swedish (2.2% as a native language and 0.4% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 2.7% of 15–34 year olds speak Swedish, compared to 2.5% of people aged 55 and over.