Sweden vs Tanzania: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Sweden
2.16 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
2.03 million people
in 2023
Sweden rank
49th
Tanzania rank
51st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Sweden
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.16 million people against 2.03 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 137,770 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 786,030 people | 197,721 people | 588,309 people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 972,495 people | 280,479 people | 692,016 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.22 million people | 434,569 people | 786,021 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.43 million people | 664,802 people | 767,606 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.53 million people | 856,795 people | 678,055 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.57 million people | 1.07 million people | 502,225 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 1.51 million people | 387,214 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.12 million people | 1.93 million people | 184,885 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Sweden or Tanzania?
- Sweden, at 2.16 million people against 2.03 million people in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Sweden and Tanzania?
- 137,770 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Tanzania rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Sweden ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 51st 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+.