Greece vs Sweden: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Greece
2.40 million people
in 2023
Sweden
2.16 million people
in 2023
Greece rank
46th
Sweden rank
49th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.40 million people against 2.16 million people in Sweden, a difference of 237,820 people.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Greece ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 49th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 549,437 people 786,030 people 236,593 people Sweden
1960s 715,845 people 972,495 people 256,650 people Sweden
1970s 1.07 million people 1.22 million people 155,545 people Sweden
1980s 1.29 million people 1.43 million people 143,183 people Sweden
1990s 1.61 million people 1.53 million people 70,568 people Greece
2000s 1.98 million people 1.57 million people 411,179 people Greece
2010s 2.26 million people 1.90 million people 362,300 people Greece
2020s 2.41 million people 2.12 million people 288,168 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Greece or Sweden?
Greece, at 2.40 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 Greece and Sweden?
237,820 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Greece ranks 46th 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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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. This only includes people aged 65+.