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