Portugal vs Sweden: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national
Portugal
11.41 million
in 2025
Sweden
10.60 million
in 2025
Portugal rank
18th
Sweden rank
20th
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11.41 million against 10.60 million in Sweden, a difference of 809,000.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 20th of 61 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.92 million | 7.71 million | 1.21 million | Portugal |
| 1970s | 9.05 million | 8.18 million | 867,130 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9.96 million | 8.37 million | 1.59 million | Portugal |
| 1990s | 10.04 million | 8.76 million | 1.29 million | Portugal |
| 2000s | 10.47 million | 9.04 million | 1.43 million | Portugal |
| 2010s | 10.43 million | 9.79 million | 645,403 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 10.89 million | 10.49 million | 392,500 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 11.41 million against 10.60 million in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national between Portugal and Sweden?
- 809,000, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Portugal ranks 18th 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.