Greece vs Sweden: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national
Greece
10.37 million
in 2025
Sweden
10.60 million
in 2025
Greece rank
21st
Sweden rank
20th
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 10.60 million against 10.37 million in Greece, a difference of 227,100.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.55 million | 7.71 million | 840,779 | Greece |
| 1970s | 9.09 million | 8.18 million | 912,973 | Greece |
| 1980s | 9.89 million | 8.37 million | 1.53 million | Greece |
| 1990s | 10.52 million | 8.76 million | 1.76 million | Greece |
| 2000s | 10.97 million | 9.04 million | 1.93 million | Greece |
| 2010s | 10.85 million | 9.79 million | 1.06 million | Greece |
| 2020s | 10.44 million | 10.49 million | 50,417 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 10.60 million against 10.37 million in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national between Greece and Sweden?
- 227,100, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Greece ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.