Cuba vs Sweden: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cuba
1.71 million people
in 2023
Sweden
1.82 million people
in 2023
Cuba rank
106th
Sweden rank
104th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cuba
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.82 million people against 1.71 million people in Cuba, a difference of 110,480 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 106th and Sweden ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 million people | 1.70 million people | 642,410 people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 2.95 million people | 1.64 million people | 1.31 million people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.41 million people | 1.68 million people | 1.73 million people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.72 million people | 1.54 million people | 1.18 million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.41 million people | 1.62 million people | 788,301 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.20 million people | 1.58 million people | 614,049 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.89 million people | 1.69 million people | 207,106 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.74 million people | 1.83 million people | 90,545 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cuba or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.82 million people against 1.71 million people in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cuba and Sweden?
- 110,480 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Sweden rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cuba ranks 106th and Sweden ranks 104th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.