Qatar vs Sweden: Total number of international immigrants
Qatar
2.34 million immigrants
in 2024
Sweden
2.27 million immigrants
in 2024
Qatar rank
32nd
Sweden rank
35th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Qatar
- Sweden
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.34 million immigrants against 2.27 million immigrants in Sweden, a difference of 64,840 immigrants.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Qatar ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 261,584 immigrants | 864,542 immigrants | 602,958 immigrants | Sweden |
| 2000s | 541,108 immigrants | 1.07 million immigrants | 533,458 immigrants | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.75 million immigrants | 1.51 million immigrants | 244,365 immigrants | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.26 million immigrants | 2.15 million immigrants | 106,470 immigrants | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Qatar or Sweden?
- Qatar, at 2.34 million immigrants against 2.27 million immigrants in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Qatar and Sweden?
- 64,840 immigrants, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Sweden rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Qatar ranks 32nd 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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