> Sweden had 179,000 bees in 2023. Over ten years it grew by 99%. The record was 213,000 head in 1973.

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# Bees in Sweden

Sweden had 179,000 bees in 2023. Over ten years it grew by 99%. The record was 213,000 head in 1973.

Animals, 2023179,000 head
World rank—
10-year change+99%
Record213,000 head1973

## Bees in Sweden, 1961–2023 (head)

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 179,000 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 179,000 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 179,000 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 179,000 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 174,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 174,000 | +91% |
| 2017 | 91,105 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90,448 | −1.5% |
| 2015 | 91,823 | −13% |
| 2014 | 105,850 | +18% |
| 2013 | 90,069 | −12% |
| 2012 | 102,731 | +17% |
| 2011 | 87,480 | −0.3% |
| 2010 | 87,720 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 83,700 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 76,800 | −7.7% |
| 2007 | 83,200 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 82,000 | −4.0% |
| 2005 | 85,400 | −6.2% |
| 2004 | 91,000 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 89,000 | −8.2% |
| 2002 | 97,000 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 92,000 | −4.2% |
| 2000 | 96,000 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 94,000 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 90,000 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 88,000 | −3.3% |
| 1996 | 91,000 | −13% |
| 1995 | 105,000 | +46% |
| 1994 | 72,000 | −31% |
| 1993 | 105,000 | −4.5% |
| 1992 | 110,000 | −11% |
| 1991 | 123,000 | +31% |
| 1990 | 93,705 | −7.9% |
| 1989 | 101,780 | +907% |
| 1988 | 10,103 | −94% |
| 1987 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 180,000 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 180,000 | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 166,000 | −22% |
| 1973 | 213,000 | +52% |
| 1972 | 140,000 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 140,000 | +40% |
| 1970 | 100,000 | −29% |
| 1969 | 140,000 | −16% |
| 1968 | 167,000 | −11% |
| 1967 | 187,000 | +40% |
| 1966 | 134,000 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 134,000 | 0.0% |
| 1964 | 134,000 | +34% |
| 1963 | 100,000 | +49% |
| 1962 | 67,000 | −67% |
| 1961 | 200,000 | — |

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## Other products of Sweden

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[Agricultural production in Sweden](https://husfarm.com/production/country/sweden/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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