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🌍 How Rare Are You in Sweden?

👥
10.5M
Population
👁️
68%
Blue Eyes (Most Common)
📏
180
Avg Male Height (cm)
📐
166
Avg Female Height (cm)
🩸
37%
A+ Blood (Most Common)

🇸🇪 Genetic Landscape of Sweden

Sweden has one of the highest concentrations of light-featured people on the planet — nearly 78% have blue, green, or gray eyes, and over a third are natural blondes. The Viking Age left a strong genetic imprint, and Sweden's relative geographic isolation preserved these traits. However, modern immigration from the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia has begun to shift Sweden's genetic profile. A+ blood type dominates at 37%, making O- (7%) one of Sweden's genuinely rare traits.

👁️ Eye Color

Blue68%
Green10%
Gray8%
Hazel8%
Brown6%

💇 Hair Color

Blonde35%
Brown25%
Dark Brown20%
Red4%
Black8%
Gray8%

🩸 Blood Type

A+37%
O+32%
B+8%
AB+4%
A-7%
O-7%
B-3%
AB-2%

⭐ Rare Facts About Sweden

78% of Swedes have light-colored eyes — one of the highest rates globally
Brown eyes are genuinely rare in Sweden at only ~6%
Viking DNA has been traced to over 50% of the modern Swedish population
A+ blood type dominates at 37%
Sweden has one of the highest rates of lactose tolerance globally (~95%)

🔄 Rare vs Common in Sweden

Rarity is local. A trait that turns heads worldwide can be ordinary here — and vice versa. Based on Sweden's own distribution:

🟢 More common in Sweden than worldwide

blue eyes (68% vs ~9% worldwide)
green eyes (10% vs ~2% worldwide)
gray eyes (8% vs ~1% worldwide)

💎 Rarer in Sweden than worldwide

🔹brown eyes (6% vs ~70% worldwide)
🔹black hair (8% vs ~80% worldwide)

Want the full picture? The rarity calculator compares your traits against both Sweden and the whole world.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average height in Sweden?

Men in Sweden average about 180 cm (5'11") and women about 166 cm (5'5"). Anyone above 189 cm (men) or 174 cm (women) is in roughly the tallest 10% of the country.

How is rarity calculated in Sweden?

Each trait's local frequency is multiplied together. Because Sweden's distributions differ from world averages, the same person can score very differently here than globally.

Is my rarity in Sweden different from my global rarity?

Usually, yes. Traits that are rare worldwide can be common locally — and the reverse. Run the global calculator and compare it with the numbers on this page.

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