Welcome to SwedPop
SwedPop is a national research infrastructure which provides easy access to harmonized, coordinated and linked micro-level population data from the six most important historical population databases in Sweden
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Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Funds SwedPop Infrastructure Development
SwedPop has been awarded SEK 29,970,000 in funding from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ) to further develop Sweden’s national data infrastructure for historical population research. The grant will support major advancements in automated transcription, data linkage, and long‑term accessibility of historical individual‑level data. The project aims to expand both the scope and availability of Swedish historical…
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SwedPop Receives Funding to Expand Access to Historical Population Data
With new funding from the Swedish Research Council (VR), the national research infrastructure SwedPop will further develop and expand its databases of historical Swedish population data. The initiative will enable the digitisation of large new datasets and the implementation of AI-based methods, strengthening SwedPop’s role as a key resource for population research. SwedPop’s application comprised…
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SwedPop launches new version – expanding the database with more regions, time periods, and variables
SwedPop, the national research infrastructure for historical population data, is now launching version 4 of its database. At the same time, a completely new version of the website swedpop.se is being released to give users a more modern, clearer, and more accessible entry point to the infrastructure. Larger database – more parishes, longer time periods,…
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Online data retrieval tool open
The online data retrieval tool is now open again and new data is available at swedpop.
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Website Updates in Progress
We are currently working on redesigning and improving our website. During this transition, some parts of the site may appear temporarily disorganised or incomplete. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this period.
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Not possible to retrieve data during Feb 23 – March 2 2026
During the period February 23rd – March 2nd 2026 it may not be possible to retrieve data from the SwedPop database, due to preparations for the release of version 4 of SwedPop data.