Romania vs Sweden: Population

Romania
10.77 million people
in 2100
Sweden
11.37 million people
in 2100
Romania rank
98th
Sweden rank
96th

Population over time

  • Romania
  • Sweden
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M202420622100

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 11.37 million people against 10.77 million people in Romania, a difference of 598,700 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 98th and Sweden ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sweden Difference Ahead
2020s 18.74 million people 10.72 million people 8.03 million people Romania
2030s 17.85 million people 10.95 million people 6.90 million people Romania
2040s 16.68 million people 11.19 million people 5.49 million people Romania
2050s 15.47 million people 11.36 million people 4.11 million people Romania
2060s 14.18 million people 11.40 million people 2.79 million people Romania
2070s 13.02 million people 11.42 million people 1.60 million people Romania
2080s 12.07 million people 11.41 million people 653,970 people Romania
2090s 11.23 million people 11.38 million people 157,120 people Sweden
2100s 10.77 million people 11.37 million people 598,700 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Romania or Sweden?
Sweden, at 11.37 million people against 10.77 million people in Romania as of 2100.
What is the difference in population between Romania and Sweden?
598,700 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for population?
Romania ranks 98th and Sweden ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.