Nicaragua vs Sweden: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Nicaragua
1.99 million people
in 2023
Sweden
1.82 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
101st
Sweden rank
104th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Nicaragua
- Sweden
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.99 million people against 1.82 million people in Sweden, a difference of 172,650 people.
That makes Nicaragua'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.
Nicaragua ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 701,255 people | 1.70 million people | 1.00 million people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 982,273 people | 1.64 million people | 658,369 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.32 million people | 1.68 million people | 366,562 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.72 million people | 1.54 million people | 179,800 people | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.00 million people | 1.62 million people | 377,816 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.98 million people | 1.58 million people | 398,424 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.98 million people | 1.69 million people | 290,917 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 1.83 million people | 163,388 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Nicaragua or Sweden?
- Nicaragua, at 1.99 million people against 1.82 million people in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nicaragua and Sweden?
- 172,650 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Sweden rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.