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The Demography of Sweden's Transgender Population: A Research Note on Patterns, Changes, and Sociodemographics
Stockholms universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Sociologiska institutionen, Stockholms universitets demografiska avdelning (SUDA). Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland.ORCID-id: 0000-0002-7175-4040
Stockholms universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutet för social forskning (SOFI).ORCID-id: 0000-0003-0072-2380
Stockholms universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutet för social forskning (SOFI). Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. (GAINS)ORCID-id: 0000-0002-1421-4582
Stockholms universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutet för social forskning (SOFI).ORCID-id: 0000-0003-1444-4422
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Antal upphovsmän: 52025 (Engelska)Ingår i: Demography, ISSN 0070-3370, E-ISSN 1533-7790, Vol. 62, nr 2, s. 349-363Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
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We examine the prevalence of gender transitions in Sweden over time and document the sociodemographic characteristics of people transitioning in different periods. Using administrative data covering the transgender population from 1973 through 2020, we analyze two common events in a gender transition: the earliest diagnosis of gender incongruence and the change of legal gender. Our research note presents three main findings. First, the measured prevalence rates of diagnoses and legal gender changes are relatively low in all periods, although they have increased substantially since the early 2010s. Second, the recent increase in transition prevalence is most pronounced among people in early adulthood; in particular, young transgender men drive an increase in overall transition rates through 2018, followed by moderate declines in 2019 and 2020. Third, transgender men and women have substantially lower socioeconomic outcomes than cisgender men and women, regardless of the age at which they transition or the historical period. They are also considerably less likely to be in a legal union or reside with children. These findings highlight the continued economic and social vulnerability of the transgender population.

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2025. Vol. 62, nr 2, s. 349-363
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Transgender, Demography, Gender incongruence, Sweden, Administrative data
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-241025DOI: 10.1215/00703370-11850105ISI: 001722029800002PubMedID: 40084616Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105003783439OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-241025DiVA, id: diva2:1945982
Tillgänglig från: 2025-03-20 Skapad: 2025-03-20 Senast uppdaterad: 2026-05-05Bibliografiskt granskad

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