Austria vs Sweden: Total number of international immigrants
Austria
2.33 million immigrants
in 2024
Sweden
2.27 million immigrants
in 2024
Austria rank
33rd
Sweden rank
35th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.33 million immigrants against 2.27 million immigrants in Sweden, a difference of 54,900 immigrants.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 35th of 232 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 699,256 immigrants | 864,542 immigrants | 165,287 immigrants | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.05 million immigrants | 1.07 million immigrants | 27,492 immigrants | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.41 million immigrants | 1.51 million immigrants | 92,035 immigrants | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.05 million immigrants | 2.15 million immigrants | 98,975 immigrants | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 2.33 million immigrants against 2.27 million immigrants in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Austria and Sweden?
- 54,900 immigrants, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Austria ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 35th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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