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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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.
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New data available for research in SwedPop
Harmonized individual level data from the Stockholm Roteman database have now been added to SwedPop and can be downloaded for research on swedpop.se. Data covers parishes in the expanding city of Stockholm 1878-1926, including the incorporated parishes of Brännkyrka from 1913 and Bromma from 1916. Data is harmonised, coded and fully adapted to academic research.…
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Previous technical issues have been resolved
Previous technical issues have been resolved and everything is now working properly again.