CHARTS: How is Sweden's vaccination programme going?
UPDATED: Here are the latest figures on how many people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Sweden, including breakdowns by dose and by region.
The chart below shows how many vaccines have been given in Sweden, as well as a breakdown by first and second dose. All vaccines currently being used in Sweden require two doses.
The agency reported that as of April 15th, 1,603,903 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine, of which 638,556 were fully vaccinated, according to reports from regions. That is equivalent to 19.6 and 7.7 percent of the adult population respectively.
The charts on this page are based on Public Health Agency weekly data gathered from the National Vaccination Register, which is currently only available for complete weeks. This means vaccinations carried out during the current week are not included.
According to the Public Health Agency, some data is updated only weekly and there may be a delay in reporting, so the true numbers of vaccinations given and people vaccinated is slightly higher. This also means that the data for completed weeks may change in the future as vaccinations are reported and back-dated.
Below you can see how these figures translate into a percentage of the adult population.
Population count is based on the Swedish Population Register, so includes everyone who is registered as living in Sweden and over the age of 18.
It is not the goal to vaccinate 100 percent of the total population, because the vaccine is not currently recommended for children. Many people without a personnummer, and not included in the population register, will also be vaccinated in Sweden.
In the chart below, you can see how that compares to several other countries in Europe (we have compared with the eight other countries covered by The Local, but the graph is interactive so you can add others), using Our World in Data's datasets.
Please note that the data here will vary based on countries' reporting systems, and the figures here are calculated based on total population and not just adults, so will be lower than the figures used by the Public Health Agency. According to Our World in Data, Sweden is behind all of these European neighbours in the vaccine rollout.
In the bar chart below, we have created a regional breakdown for Sweden's vaccination programme. Here we have included the figures for first and second doses as well as the proportion of the adult population to have received each dose.
The percentages of the adult population who had received at least one dose varied between 13.15 percent (Stockholm) to 26.71 percent (Gotland), but these figures may not be directly comparable due to differences in how and when regions report to the national register. The percentages who have been fully vaccinated ranged between 5.69 percent (Stockholm) to 11.16 percent (Gävleborg).
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The chart below shows how many vaccines have been given in Sweden, as well as a breakdown by first and second dose. All vaccines currently being used in Sweden require two doses.
The agency reported that as of April 15th, 1,603,903 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine, of which 638,556 were fully vaccinated, according to reports from regions. That is equivalent to 19.6 and 7.7 percent of the adult population respectively.
The charts on this page are based on Public Health Agency weekly data gathered from the National Vaccination Register, which is currently only available for complete weeks. This means vaccinations carried out during the current week are not included.
According to the Public Health Agency, some data is updated only weekly and there may be a delay in reporting, so the true numbers of vaccinations given and people vaccinated is slightly higher. This also means that the data for completed weeks may change in the future as vaccinations are reported and back-dated.
Population count is based on the Swedish Population Register, so includes everyone who is registered as living in Sweden and over the age of 18.
It is not the goal to vaccinate 100 percent of the total population, because the vaccine is not currently recommended for children. Many people without a personnummer, and not included in the population register, will also be vaccinated in Sweden.
In the bar chart below, we have created a regional breakdown for Sweden's vaccination programme. Here we have included the figures for first and second doses as well as the proportion of the adult population to have received each dose.
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