The Swedish National Archives is still working to update the 1930 census with people who are no longer covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This time around, a total of 340,103 people from 175 communities and five countries have been added to the collection.
Counties that have received new records include Jönköping, Malmöhus, Skaraborg, Gävleborg and Norrbottens län. With this update, the 1930 census is complete for Norrbottens län.
In total, there are now 3,527,605 searchable people in the Swedish 1930 census. In other words, there is still some way to go before all of the 6,131,126 people who lived in Sweden when the census was conducted can be searched for.
Unlike in Norway, the Swedish National Archives publishes people in the searchable censuses when it is 100 years since they were born. Therefore, updates to the 1930 census are made in batches in Sweden.
In Norway, the blocking period for the census as a whole is set at 100 years.
Sweden’s 1930 census is a valuable resource that provides insight into population composition, residence, occupations and other demographic data at the time. This digitized accessibility opens up opportunities for a broader group of people to explore and discover their Swedish family background.
Here you will find the Swedish censuses for 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910 and 1930.
