Ten percent of Sweden's population are now vegetarian or vegan, with demand for meat-free diet options seeing a nationwide surge with young Swedes leading the charge. There has been a four-percent increase in the number of Swedish vegetarians over the past five years, a survey revealed on Thursday. Pollsters Demoskop carried out the study commissioned by Animal Rights Sweden (Djurens Rätt), the largest animal rights organization in Scandinavia. Six percent of the respondents to the survey said they were vegetarians and four percent said they were vegan. (thelocal.se)