Canada vs Sweden: Share of the population born in another country

Canada

22.2%

in 2024

Sweden

21.4%

in 2024

Canada rank

51st

Sweden rank

52nd

Share of the population born in another country over time

Canada currently reports 22.2% against 21.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 52nd of 231 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population born in another country
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 1,848 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Immigrants as a share of the total population.