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Kingdom of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden is a country in Europe that is home to 10,219,000 people. It is also home to 10 living indigenous languages. One of these, Swedish, is the official language of the country. In addition, 8 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 2 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    10,219,000

    people

    10

    living languages

    99%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 2
    2. 0
    3. 8
    4. 0

Sweden has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.