At Stake in this Election:        

• 349 seats in the Parliament (Riksdag) of the Kingdom of Sweden 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: King Carl XVI GUSTAF 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Magdalena ANDERSSON 

• Assembly: Unicameral Parliament (Riksdag) 

Electoral System: 

• The Monarch is chosen hereditarily.  

• The Prime Minister is nominated by the Speaker and elected by simple majority of the Riksdag.  

• The 349 members of the Riksdag are elected through open list proportional representation on multi-member party lists. They serve four-year terms.  

Main Candidates in this Election:  

• Social Democrats 

• Leader: Magdalena ANDERSSON 

• Seats won in last election: 100 

• Moderate Party 

• Leader: Ulf KRISTERSSON 

• Seats won in last election: 70 

• Sweden Democrats 

• Leader: Jimmie AKESSON 

• Seats won in last election: 62 

• Centre Party 

• Leader: Annie LÖÖF 

• Seats won in last election: 31 

• Left Party 

• Leader: Nooshi DADGOSTAR 

• Seats won in last election: 28 

• Christian Democrats 

• Leader: Ebba BUSCH 

• Seats won in last election: 22 

• Liberal Party 

• Leader: Johan PEHRSON 

• Seats won in last election: 20 

• Green Party 

• Leaders: Märta STENEVI / Per BOLUND 

• Seats won in last election: 16 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 10,483,647 (2022 est.)¹ 

• Registered Voters: 7,772,120 (2022)² 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 5,103,074 (2022 est.)³ 

• Is Sweden a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (07 March 1980)⁴ 

• Has Sweden ratified CEDAW: Yes (02 Jul 1980)⁵ 

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators: 166 out of 349 (47.6%)⁶ 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Rank 7 at 0.945 (2020)⁷ 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A 

Disability Data: 

• Is Sweden a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 Mar 2007)⁸ 

• Has Sweden ratified CRPD: Yes (15 Dec 2008)⁹ 

• Population with a disability: 1,470,242 (2022 est.)¹⁰ 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Sweden: No   

 

1. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/sweden/#people-and-society 

2. https://www.val.se/servicelankar/press/nyheter--pressmeddelanden/pressmeddelanden/2022-08-16-sa-manga-far-rosta-i-arets-val.html

3. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/sweden/#people-and-society

4. https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?Treaty=CEDAW&Lang=en

5. https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?Treaty=CEDAW&Lang=en

6. https://data.riksdagen.se/personlista/?utformat=statkon

7. https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/specific-country-data#/countries/SWE

8. https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?Treaty=CEDAW&Lang=en

9. https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?Treaty=CEDAW&Lang=en

10. http://electionaccess.org/en/resources/countries/?q=sweden#tab