How many legal entities are registered in Sweden?

118,373 legal entities have an LEI registered in Sweden in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Of these, 68,819 have a current ISSUED registration status.

How many active legal entities are in Sweden?

105,955 entities in Sweden have entity_status ACTIVE in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Note that ACTIVE entity status and ISSUED registration status are separate dimensions.

What is the breakdown of LEI registration statuses in Sweden?

ISSUED: 68,819; LAPSED: 37,105; RETIRED: 12,185; DUPLICATE: 179; ANNULLED: 51; PENDING_TRANSFER: 23; PENDING_ARCHIVAL: 11. Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed.

Where can I verify whether a specific legal entity in Sweden has a valid LEI?

Verify individual legal entities at the GLEIF search portal: https://search.gleif.org/. This page reports aggregate counts only — it does not certify the legitimacy of any individual entity and does not give compliance or legal advice.

Registered Legal Entities in Sweden

Q: What is the source of this data on legal entities in Sweden?

All figures come from the GLEIF Golden Copy, published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license. Source id: src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0. Data as of: 2026-06-20T03:54:47.908157+00:00.

118,373 legal entities are registered in Sweden in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 68,819 have an ISSUED LEI and 105,955 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Last updated: June 20, 2026 · Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)

118,373

Total entities

68,819

ISSUED LEIs

105,955

ACTIVE entities

37,105

LAPSED LEIs

This page reports aggregate counts from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). It informs and compares — it does not certify the legitimacy of any entity and gives no compliance or legal advice. To verify a specific entity or search by LEI, go to search.gleif.org.

LEI registration status in Sweden

Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle. ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.

Registration status	Count	Share
ISSUED	68,819	58%
LAPSED	37,105	31%
RETIRED	12,185	10%
DUPLICATE	179	0%
ANNULLED	51	0%
PENDING_TRANSFER	23	0%
PENDING_ARCHIVAL	11	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Entity status in Sweden

Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating. ACTIVE means the entity is operating; INACTIVE means it has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations. Note that entity status and registration status are separate dimensions — an INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI.

Entity status	Count	Share
ACTIVE	105,955	90%
INACTIVE	12,185	10%
NULL	233	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Sources & provenance

Every figure on this page comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0) (source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0), published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license: https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy.

This page reports aggregate counts only. Individual entity names (legal_name) are never included. To search for a specific entity or LEI, use search.gleif.org.

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