Sweden vs United Arab Emirates: Has the population peaked?

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

Has the population peaked? 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 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 90th and United Arab Emirates ranks 89th of 236 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, 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 has the population peaked? 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?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sweden and United Arab Emirates rank globally for has the population peaked??
Sweden ranks 90th and United Arab Emirates ranks 89th 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.