Glossary · Chapter 1: The country of Sweden
befolkning
Swedish word. In English: population
All the people who live in a country or an area.
Facts about the word
- Almost 11 million people live in Sweden. Sverige i fokus s. 7
- The population is not evenly spread across the country. Most people live in the southern part of Sweden and along the coasts. Sverige i fokus s. 7
- About 85 per cent of the population lives in towns and cities. About four million people live in and around Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Sverige i fokus s. 7
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Population means the people who live somewhere. It is not an area with forest and not something you can buy.
The word belongs to Chapter 1: The country of Sweden in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.