This statistic shows the result of a survey conducted in 2017 on people in favor of same-sex marriage in Sweden in 2017, by religious identification. That year, the largest share of Swedish population was religiously unaffiliated, with a share of 94 percent of respondents in favor of same-gender marriage. Compared with the church-attending Christians reaching 65 percent of individuals it was 29 percentage points higher.

The number of divorces in Sweden decreased since 2020, dropping to 21,200 in the most recent year. It peaked in 2013, when almost 27,000 couples got divorced. The annual number of divorces in the country was relatively stable between 2010 and 2020. Age of divorced In 2022, the largest number of divorces in Sweden was among people between 40 and 44 years of age, amounting to around 6,500. This was followed by the age groups 45 to 49 years, and 35 to 39 years. Length of a marriage The average length of marriages dissolved by divorce fluctuated somewhat but remained relatively stable in recent years. A marriage in Sweden dissolved by divorce lasted on average 12.2 years in 2022, the longest during the past 10 years. For marriages that lasted until they were dissolved by death, the average length was 47.3 years.

This dataset contains information from the second survey of the collection of Swedish opinion surveys. Forty percent of the questions are replications of questions asked in Swedish Opinion 1979 (SSD 0088). New questions dealt with: the influence on the freedom of individuals by laws and other exercise of authorities; willingness to work more if the marginal income tax was lowered; alcohol and drugs; threats against the respondent´s feeling of security; values in life; more security and/or freedom with another government; influence of computers and robots on the respondent´s working conditions; things the respondent can do better than other people and something the respondent did exceptionally well at some occasion; improvements wished in one´s own qualities and abilities; political parties getting more or fewer votes in next general election; qualities of the political parties; opinion on how the party preferred should act toward the other political parties; mining and export of uranium; decentralization; measures to be taken to reduce taxes; media covering of drug abuse; parental influence on children; political opinions in various mass media. The respondents had to give their preference when choosing between pairs of values in life and tell about persons admired. Other questions dealt with the respondents opinion on: cohabiting without being married; men and women sharing household duties equally; the importance of how a person ought to behave; bank loans; interest in a number of activities; attitude toward Konsum; contacts with child´s school or daycare centre; best investment of money; credit card.

The most common type of household in Sweden in 2023 was the single-person household without children, which amounted to more than two million. The second most common household type was cohabiting or married couples living without children. The number of households in Sweden in 2023 amounted to nearly 4.9 million. Different age distribution for men and women in single-person households The age distribution for single-person households in Sweden looks very different between men and women. The most common age for people living in single-person households among women was from 75 to 84 years, followed by the age group 65 to 74 years. The highest number of single-person households among men was found among men from 25 to 34 years. Increasing number of single-person households The number of single-person households increased annually from 2012 to 2022. Within this time period, the number of single-person households grew from around 1.7 million, up to over two million.

The total number of households in Sweden increased steadily from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, there were over 4.9 million households in the country. The population in Sweden has been growing annually and reached 10.55 million in 2023. Single household without children most common The most common type of the household in Sweden in 2022 was single households without children and amounted to over two million. They composed around 40 percent of all households in Sweden during that year. The second most common type of households were cohabiting or married couples without children.Most common age for single-person households The most common age for men living in a single-person household in 2022 was 25 to 34 years, while for women the highest number living in single-person households was found in the age group from 75 to 84 years.

This statistics shows the results of a survey on the share of individuals who agree transgender people should be allowed to marry a person of their birth sex in the European Union (EU) in 2017. Of the individuals surveyed, ** percent living in Spain agree that transgender people should be allowed to marry people of their birth sex, ** percent of people living in Sweden also agree, whilst ** percent of individuals living in Poland agree with this statement.

In 2023, the European country with the highest divorce rate per 100 marriages was Finland, with more than 55 divorces. At the bottom of the list was Ireland with only 15.5 divorces per 100 marriages.

In 2021, 49.4 percent of households in the European Union which had children were one-child households, with 38.6 percent having two children, and 12 percent having three or more children. In this year, Bulgaria had the highest share of households with one child, Sweden had the highest share of two-child households, and Ireland had the highest share of three-child households.