Statistics Sweden Statistical Database API (PxWebApi)

Statistics Sweden Statistical Database API (PxWebApi)

Statistics Sweden (SCB) publishes its Statistical Database through the PxWebApi query API, free and without a key. The open-data page says: "You may use Statistics Sweden’s open data free of charge. We use the licence CC0 for this data, which means that you may use and disseminate or provide such data without any requirement to state the source."

Coverage

Statistical Database subject areas (population, labour market, prices, trade, energy, housing, business and more) returned as JSON or CSV, queried by table and dimension selection. Two API versions run in parallel: SCB says PxWebApi v2 "was launched October 2025. It will replace PxWebApi v1.", and the v1 page says v1 "will be up and running until turn of the year 2026/2027." The page also notes: "Statistics Sweden’s database also includes statistics from other government agencies."

Verdict

Sweden's Statistical Database over a keyless query API, with CC0 stated for the data: "We use the licence CC0 for this data, which means that you may use and disseminate or provide such data without any requirement to state the source." If you do cite it, SCB recommends: "If you choose to state the source, we recommend putting (when stating it in English): “Source: Statistics Sweden”." WARNING: "Statistics Sweden’s database also includes statistics from other government agencies. If you use statistics made available over Statistics Sweden’s API, which have a source reference to another agency, you should state this." Whether those other agencies' tables carry their own terms is not stated on the checked pages. SCB also sets conditions of use: "You may not use the API to spread malicious code." and "You may not present a service as an “official cooperation” or “partnership” with Statistics Sweden." Request limits are published per version (v1: ten call-ups per 10 seconds per IP, 100,000 values per table; v2: 30 calls per 10 seconds per IP, 150 000 data cells). Signal Lab links only.