Swedish speaking countries
Swedish is an official language in Sweden, Åland Islands and Finland and is spoken in 2 other countries as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Swedish language (native name: Svenska) has its roots in the Indo-European language family.With 9.39 million native speakers, Swedish has the highest prevalence in Sweden. A total of about 9.8 million people worldwide speak Swedish as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Northern Europe | yes | 89.5 % | 9,386,000 |
| Finland | Northern Europe | yes | 5.5 % | 306,000 |
| Åland Islands | Northern Europe | yes | 88.3 % | 27,000 |
| Denmark | Northern Europe | no | 0.3 % | 18,000 |
| Norway | Northern Europe | no | 0.3 % | 16,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Swedish as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand, or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1% are unlikely to be listed here.