Sweden vs Uganda: Total number of international immigrants
Sweden
2.27 million immigrants
in 2024
Uganda
2.06 million immigrants
in 2024
Sweden rank
35th
Uganda rank
38th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Sweden
- Uganda
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.27 million immigrants against 2.06 million immigrants in Uganda, a difference of 214,400 immigrants.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 35th and Uganda ranks 38th of 232 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 864,542 immigrants | 613,390 immigrants | 251,152 immigrants | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.07 million immigrants | 630,946 immigrants | 443,619 immigrants | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.51 million immigrants | 669,118 immigrants | 836,017 immigrants | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.15 million immigrants | 1.92 million immigrants | 236,130 immigrants | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Sweden or Uganda?
- Sweden, at 2.27 million immigrants against 2.06 million immigrants in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Sweden and Uganda?
- 214,400 immigrants, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uganda?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Uganda rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Sweden ranks 35th and Uganda ranks 38th 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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