Population......................................................................9,045,389 (July 2008 est.) Population growth rate .............................................................0.157% (2008 est.) Birth rate.....................................................10.15 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) Death rate................................................10.24 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) Net migration rate...............................1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) Ethnic groups....................................................................indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks Source: CIA World Factbook 2008 Member of what is now the European Union since 1995.

Country Profile Sweden: Restrictive Immigration Policy and Multiculturalism Although Sweden was once open to labor migrants from across Europe and refugees from all over the world, its policies have become increasingly restrictive over the last 35 years. Today, the country is wrestling with integration issues, as Charles Westin of the Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Stockholm University, explains. Sweden page on the World Migration Map Related Articles Top 10 Migration Issues of 2008: Issue #2 — The Recession-Proof Race for Highly Skilled Migrants Top 10 Migration Issues of 2008: Issue #7 — Demography and Migration Flows: Do Shrinking Populations Mean More Migrants? How are the Costs and Impacts of Migration Policies Evaluated? Counting Immigrants in Cities across the Globe The "Brain Gain" Race Begins with Foreign Students Resettlement in the Nordic Countries Denmark: Integrating Immigrants into a Homogeneous Welfare State Norway: Migrant Quality, Not Quantity Finland's Prosperity Brings New Migrants EU Articles The Proposed European Blue Card System: Arming for the Global War for Talent? EU Enlargement in 2007: No Warm Welcome for Labor Migrants Europe: Population and Migration in 2005 Schengen and the Free Movement of People Across Europe The Hague Program Reflects New European Realities EU Enlargement and the Limits of Freedom The Challenges of Integration for the EU EU Sees Dip in Number of Asylum Applications Immigrants and EU Labor Markets Reining in Child Trafficking in the New EU Europe Attracts More Migrants from China Belgium's Undocumented Hold Lessons for EU Can UN Migration Recommendations Be Met in Europe? EU States Reach Landmark Agreement on Family Reunification Rules Other Resources Statistics Sweden http://www.scb.se/default____2154.asp Swedish Migration Board http://www.migrationsverket.se/english.jsp US Census Bureau International Data Base http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

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