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
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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.