Belgium vs Sweden: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Belgium
2.36 million people
in 2023
Sweden
2.16 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
47th
Sweden rank
49th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.36 million people against 2.16 million people in Sweden, a difference of 192,540 people.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.01 million people | 786,030 people | 223,558 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.18 million people | 972,495 people | 209,054 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.35 million people | 1.22 million people | 132,775 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.40 million people | 1.43 million people | 37,053 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.60 million people | 1.53 million people | 64,241 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.79 million people | 1.57 million people | 217,804 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.03 million people | 1.90 million people | 131,020 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.28 million people | 2.12 million people | 162,462 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 2.36 million people against 2.16 million people in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belgium and Sweden?
- 192,540 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Belgium ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 49th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.