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Sweden vs United Arab Emirates: Population

Sweden
10.55 million people
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
10.64 million people
in 2023
Sweden rank
90th
United Arab Emirates rank
89th

Population over time

  • Sweden
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 10.64 million people against 10.55 million people in Sweden, a difference of 90,600 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 90th and United Arab Emirates ranks 89th of 238 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1000s 400,000 people 31,000 people 369,000 people Sweden
1100s 470,000 people 31,000 people 439,000 people Sweden
1200s 540,000 people 31,000 people 509,000 people Sweden
1300s 1.10 million people 31,000 people 1.07 million people Sweden
1400s 433,628 people 31,000 people 402,628 people Sweden
1500s 507,784 people 31,000 people 476,784 people Sweden
1600s 766,244 people 42,000 people 724,244 people Sweden
1700s 1.37 million people 53,000 people 1.32 million people Sweden
1710s 1.42 million people 48,529 people 1.37 million people Sweden
1720s 1.45 million people 47,181 people 1.40 million people Sweden
1730s 1.62 million people 45,871 people 1.57 million people Sweden
1740s 1.72 million people 44,596 people 1.68 million people Sweden
1750s 1.77 million people 43,358 people 1.73 million people Sweden
1760s 1.92 million people 42,153 people 1.87 million people Sweden
1770s 2.04 million people 40,982 people 2.00 million people Sweden
1780s 2.10 million people 39,844 people 2.06 million people Sweden
1790s 2.19 million people 38,737 people 2.15 million people Sweden
1800s 2.45 million people 40,153 people 2.41 million people Sweden
1810s 2.48 million people 40,153 people 2.44 million people Sweden
1820s 2.71 million people 40,153 people 2.67 million people Sweden
1830s 2.99 million people 40,153 people 2.94 million people Sweden
1840s 3.27 million people 40,153 people 3.23 million people Sweden
1850s 3.62 million people 40,220 people 3.58 million people Sweden
1860s 3.98 million people 40,374 people 3.94 million people Sweden
1870s 4.35 million people 41,651 people 4.31 million people Sweden
1880s 4.67 million people 44,359 people 4.62 million people Sweden
1890s 4.94 million people 47,263 people 4.89 million people Sweden
1900s 5.27 million people 50,360 people 5.22 million people Sweden
1910s 5.65 million people 54,270 people 5.60 million people Sweden
1920s 6.00 million people 59,107 people 5.94 million people Sweden
1930s 6.25 million people 64,322 people 6.18 million people Sweden
1940s 6.66 million people 70,041 people 6.59 million people Sweden
1950s 7.24 million people 98,947 people 7.14 million people Sweden
1960s 7.71 million people 168,616 people 7.54 million people Sweden
1970s 8.18 million people 552,238 people 7.63 million people Sweden
1980s 8.37 million people 1.37 million people 7.00 million people Sweden
1990s 8.76 million people 2.47 million people 6.28 million people Sweden
2000s 9.04 million people 4.81 million people 4.23 million people Sweden
2010s 9.79 million people 8.34 million people 1.45 million people Sweden
2020s 10.45 million people 10.03 million people 421,702 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Sweden or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 10.64 million people against 10.55 million people in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Sweden and United Arab Emirates?
90,600 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Arab Emirates?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Sweden and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population?
Sweden ranks 90th and United Arab Emirates ranks 89th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); 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
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

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