[7_chars]

Are there Swedish citizens without personal numbers?

Is it the need to identify oneself that you find dystopic?

[amarant]

There are not, GP is either a troll or misinformed.

The difference between the Swedish personnummer and similar system in other countries is basically that the Swedish version functions unusually well.

You can actually get a personnummer without being a citizen.

[RhysabOweyn]

You are misinformed. I personally had to deal with the nightmare of not having a personal number as a Swede born abroad.

[RhysabOweyn]

Yes, there are Swedish citizens without personal numbers. Not only that, but you can only get a personal number if you have been a resident. If you are a Swedish citizen who has never lived in Sweden, you have to move there to get one. Otherwise when you are registered with the tax authority abroad you are only issued a samordningsnummer.