Population in 1805-2020

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Last update: 2021-02-23

Explanation

The annual population statistics are total statistics describing the composition of the population in different respects (gender, age, citizenship, regional distribution etc.) and changes in the population over time. The basis for population statistics is data on the population taken from the register of the total population (RTB).

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Population in 1805-2020 (every 5th year)
Year	Västra Götaland County	Sweden
1805	413 110	2 412 772
1810	404 472	2 377 851
1815	427 464	2 465 066
1820	453 520	2 584 690
1825	493 326	2 771 252
1830	519 135	2 888 082
1835	542 446	3 025 439
1840	564 640	3 138 887
1845	598 927	3 316 536
1850	633 616	3 482 541
1855	659 747	3 641 011
1860	705 904	3 859 728
1865	748 109	4 114 141
1870	755 183	4 168 525
1875	782 544	4 383 291
1880	808 003	4 565 668
1885	816 803	4 682 769
1890	820 678	4 784 981
1895	832 552	4 919 260
1900	857 758	5 136 441
1905	876 800	5 294 885
1910	910 246	5 522 403
1915	940 715	5 712 740
1920	968 936	5 904 489
1925	998 901	6 053 562
1930	1 012 646	6 142 191
1935	1 032 230	6 250 506
1940	1 054 946	6 371 432
1945	1 094 629	6 673 749
1950	1 164 175	7 041 829
1955	1 205 313	7 290 112
1960	1 250 301	7 497 967
1965	1 310 431	7 772 506
1970	1 376 298	8 081 229
1975	1 396 256	8 208 442
1980	1 406 377	8 317 937
1985	1 412 894	8 358 139
1990	1 458 166	8 590 630
1995	1 499 410	8 837 496
2000	1 494 641	8 882 792
2005	1 528 455	9 047 752
2010	1 580 297	9 415 570
2015	1 648 682	9 851 017
2020	1 734 443	10 379 295
Source: Statistics Sweden