Sweden - 2012
Overall Settled Minorities' Population
- Code:
- B8
- Key Area:
- Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
- Strand(s):
- Demographics & Economics
| Short Answer |
The five recognised national minorities in Sweden are the Roma, Swedish Finns, Tornedalers, Sami and Jews. There are only estimates of the overall settled Minorities' Population in Sweden (slightly more than half a million).
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| Qualitative Info |
According to figures from a report published by The Swedish National Institute of Public Health (Folkhälsoinstitutet) there are slightly more than half a million people in Sweden estimated to belong to the national minorities - Swedish Finns, Sami, Roma, Tornedalers and Jews (Public Health Policy Report 2010- public health of the future – everyone’s responsibility, http://www.fhi.se/PageFiles/10555/R2010-16-folkhalsopolitisk-rapport-2010.pdf. p. 44). Accessed 2012-03-10 |
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| % of country population | |
| Official or estimates | Estimates |
| Main groups | |
| Groups affected/interested | National minorities |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | |
| External Url | http://www.fhi.se/PageFiles/10555/R2010-16-folkhalsopolitisk-rapport-2010.pdf |
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