Kazakhstan vs Sweden: Total number of international immigrants
Kazakhstan
2.09 million immigrants
in 2024
Sweden
2.27 million immigrants
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
37th
Sweden rank
35th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Kazakhstan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.27 million immigrants against 2.09 million immigrants in Kazakhstan, a difference of 182,360 immigrants.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 35th of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 million immigrants | 864,542 immigrants | 1.91 million immigrants | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.79 million immigrants | 1.07 million immigrants | 714,940 immigrants | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.89 million immigrants | 1.51 million immigrants | 383,260 immigrants | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 2.04 million immigrants | 2.15 million immigrants | 112,995 immigrants | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Kazakhstan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.27 million immigrants against 2.09 million immigrants in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 182,360 immigrants, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Sweden rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Kazakhstan ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 35th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – 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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