Czechia vs Sweden: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Czechia
2.22 million people
in 2023
Sweden
2.16 million people
in 2023
Czechia rank
48th
Sweden rank
49th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 2.22 million people against 2.16 million people in Sweden, a difference of 55,790 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 800,775 people | 786,030 people | 14,745 people | Czechia |
| 1960s | 1.03 million people | 972,495 people | 53,374 people | Czechia |
| 1970s | 1.30 million people | 1.22 million people | 75,786 people | Czechia |
| 1980s | 1.28 million people | 1.43 million people | 155,684 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.35 million people | 1.53 million people | 184,554 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.46 million people | 1.57 million people | 108,823 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.87 million people | 1.90 million people | 25,965 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.18 million people | 2.12 million people | 60,230 people | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Czechia or Sweden?
- Czechia, at 2.22 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 Czechia and Sweden?
- 55,790 people, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Czechia ranks 48th 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+.