Portugal vs Sweden: Has the population peaked?

Portugal
10.43 million people
in 2023
Sweden
10.55 million people
in 2023
Portugal rank
91st
Sweden rank
90th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 10.55 million people against 10.43 million people in Portugal, a difference of 120,800 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 90th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 8.63 million people 7.24 million people 1.39 million people Portugal
1960s 8.86 million people 7.71 million people 1.15 million people Portugal
1970s 9.13 million people 8.18 million people 952,215 people Portugal
1980s 9.93 million people 8.37 million people 1.57 million people Portugal
1990s 10.05 million people 8.76 million people 1.29 million people Portugal
2000s 10.47 million people 9.04 million people 1.43 million people Portugal
2010s 10.42 million people 9.79 million people 635,031 people Portugal
2020s 10.40 million people 10.45 million people 49,825 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Portugal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 10.55 million people against 10.43 million people in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Portugal and Sweden?
120,800 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for has the population peaked??
Portugal ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.