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Poland vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 69th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Sweden
Population
36176920
10654722
Population rank 46/197 93/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Poland and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Poland and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Poland

Sweden
Year GDP
Poland Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 - $38,037,663,342
1971 - $41,506,627,519
1972 - $48,883,734,672
1973 - $59,319,523,962
1974 - $65,918,391,224
1975 - $82,766,182,746
1976 - $89,233,541,404
1977 - $94,332,865,494
1978 - $104,292,130,796
1979 - $123,208,942,175
1980 - $141,887,695,763
1981 - $129,500,408,224
1982 - $114,216,043,040
1983 - $104,863,313,508
1984 - $109,044,297,251
1985 - $113,959,392,485
1986 - $150,281,594,980
1987 - $182,746,413,791
1988 - $206,688,963,474
1989 - $217,634,838,449
1990 $65,977,748,211 $261,469,578,631
1991 $85,500,935,935 $273,834,608,020
1992 $94,337,050,693 $283,912,173,667
1993 $96,043,157,273 $212,647,043,708
1994 $110,803,635,288 $228,701,658,891
1995 $142,838,527,115 $267,052,836,695
1996 $160,813,026,223 $291,952,430,659
1997 $159,893,964,917 $268,251,974,486
1998 $175,282,269,667 $270,889,570,938
1999 $170,704,452,715 $274,320,415,376
2000 $172,953,527,033 $262,905,197,442
2001 $191,823,200,371 $242,499,249,693
2002 $199,694,463,256 $267,373,345,247
2003 $218,561,225,998 $334,074,051,173
2004 $256,268,656,145 $384,547,211,147
2005 $306,999,913,151 $391,690,329,314
2006 $345,897,630,736 $422,530,427,476
2007 $429,715,132,138 $490,050,156,833
2008 $535,612,030,672 $514,616,528,349
2009 $440,891,472,247 $434,313,804,907
2010 $478,111,630,684 $492,753,255,886
2011 $527,848,543,023 $570,541,353,129
2012 $498,148,649,703 $549,742,183,874
2013 $518,179,836,405 $584,128,116,410
2014 $542,134,167,179 $577,730,245,154
2015 $480,054,118,583 $501,698,263,621
2016 $473,259,623,976 $514,218,206,628
2017 $528,356,723,263 $536,083,940,229
2018 $594,616,632,477 $551,312,498,430
2019 $602,683,770,145 $532,169,294,166
2020 $605,914,186,118 $545,147,614,972
2021 $689,170,171,187 $637,186,904,844
2022 $695,607,522,885 $579,895,717,344
2023 $812,451,128,979 $585,489,968,189
2024 $914,696,430,325 $610,117,791,237

Poland and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Poland Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 - $4,729
1971 - $5,125
1972 - $6,018
1973 - $7,291
1974 - $8,078
1975 - $10,103
1976 - $10,853
1977 - $11,432
1978 - $12,602
1979 - $14,856
1980 - $17,073
1981 - $15,564
1982 - $13,719
1983 - $12,590
1984 - $13,080
1985 - $13,647
1986 - $17,955
1987 - $21,761
1988 - $24,499
1989 - $25,625
1990 $1,731 $30,550
1991 $2,236 $31,777
1992 $2,459 $32,754
1993 $2,497 $24,390
1994 $2,875 $26,046
1995 $3,701 $30,254
1996 $4,164 $33,023
1997 $4,137 $30,324
1998 $4,534 $30,606
1999 $4,416 $30,969
2000 $4,521 $29,633
2001 $5,015 $27,259
2002 $5,223 $29,958
2003 $5,721 $37,292
2004 $6,712 $42,758
2005 $8,044 $43,379
2006 $9,069 $46,532
2007 $11,273 $53,569
2008 $14,049 $55,817
2009 $11,556 $46,708
2010 $12,568 $52,543
2011 $13,868 $60,380
2012 $13,087 $57,750
2013 $13,622 $60,844
2014 $14,262 $59,584
2015 $12,638 $51,198
2016 $12,464 $51,820
2017 $13,913 $53,301
2018 $15,658 $54,182
2019 $15,875 $51,773
2020 $16,151 $52,654
2021 $18,636 $61,175
2022 $18,891 $55,297
2023 $22,145 $55,567
2024 $25,023 $57,723

Poland vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Sweden
1950 58.3 71.1
1951 58.9 71.4
1952 59.7 71.8
1953 61.3 71.9
1954 62.3 72.4
1955 63.1 72.6
1956 63.4 72.7
1957 64.4 72.5
1958 64.9 73.2
1959 66.4 73.4
1960 67.1 73
1961 67.8 73.5
1962 68 73.4
1963 68.3 73.5
1964 68.9 73.7
1965 69.4 73.9
1966 69.7 74.1
1967 69.9 74.1
1968 69.8 74
1969 69.8 74.1
1970 69.6 74.7
1971 69.8 74.6
1972 70.1 74.7
1973 70.7 74.9
1974 70.7 75
1975 70.6 75
1976 70.4 75
1977 70.3 75.4
1978 70.4 75.5
1979 70.2 75.5
1980 70.5 75.7
1981 70.6 76
1982 70.9 76.3
1983 70.8 76.6
1984 70.6 76.8
1985 70.5 76.7
1986 70.6 77
1987 70.8 77.1
1988 70.8 77
1989 70.8 77.7
1990 70.6 77.6
1991 70.7 77.7
1992 70.9 78.1
1993 71.3 78.1
1994 71.7 78.7
1995 72 78.8
1996 72.3 79
1997 72.6 79.3
1998 72.8 79.4
1999 73.2 79.5
2000 73.6 79.7
2001 74.2 79.8
2002 74.5 79.9
2003 74.8 80.2
2004 74.9 80.5
2005 75.1 80.6
2006 75.3 80.8
2007 75.4 81
2008 75.6 81.1
2009 75.9 81.4
2010 76.3 81.5
2011 76.6 81.8
2012 76.8 81.7
2013 77.1 81.9
2014 77.3 82.2
2015 77.6 82.2
2016 77.6 82.3
2017 77.7 82.4
2018 77.6 82.5
2019 77.9 83.1
2020 76.6 82.4
2021 75.6 83
2022 77.9 83
2023 78.6 83.3
2024 78.8 83.4
2025 79 83.6

Poland and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Sweden
Year Population
Poland Sweden
1960 29,637,450 7,484,656
1961 29,964,000 7,519,998
1962 30,308,500 7,561,588
1963 30,712,000 7,604,328
1964 31,139,450 7,661,354
1965 31,444,950 7,733,853
1966 31,681,000 7,807,797
1967 31,987,155 7,867,931
1968 32,294,655 7,912,273
1969 32,548,300 7,968,072
1970 32,664,300 8,042,801
1971 32,783,500 8,098,334
1972 33,055,650 8,122,300
1973 33,357,200 8,136,312
1974 33,678,899 8,159,955
1975 34,015,199 8,192,437
1976 34,356,300 8,222,286
1977 34,689,050 8,251,540
1978 34,965,600 8,275,599
1979 35,247,217 8,293,678
1980 35,574,150 8,310,531
1981 35,898,587 8,320,503
1982 36,230,481 8,325,263
1983 36,571,808 8,329,033
1984 36,904,134 8,336,605
1985 37,201,885 8,350,386
1986 37,456,119 8,369,829
1987 37,668,045 8,397,804
1988 37,824,487 8,436,489
1989 37,961,529 8,492,964
1990 38,110,782 8,558,835
1991 38,246,193 8,617,375
1992 38,363,667 8,668,067
1993 38,461,408 8,718,561
1994 38,542,652 8,780,745
1995 38,594,998 8,826,939
1996 38,624,370 8,840,998
1997 38,649,660 8,846,062
1998 38,663,481 8,850,974
1999 38,660,271 8,857,874
2000 38,258,629 8,872,109
2001 38,248,076 8,895,960
2002 38,230,364 8,924,958
2003 38,204,570 8,958,229
2004 38,182,222 8,993,531
2005 38,165,445 9,029,572
2006 38,141,267 9,080,505
2007 38,120,560 9,148,092
2008 38,125,759 9,219,637
2009 38,151,603 9,298,515
2010 38,042,794 9,378,126
2011 38,063,255 9,449,213
2012 38,063,164 9,519,374
2013 38,040,196 9,600,379
2014 38,011,735 9,696,110
2015 37,986,412 9,799,186
2016 37,970,087 9,923,085
2017 37,974,826 10,057,698
2018 37,974,750 10,175,214
2019 37,965,475 10,278,887
2020 37,515,748 10,353,442
2021 36,981,559 10,415,811
2022 36,821,749 10,486,941
2023 36,687,353 10,536,632
2024 36,554,707 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Poland and Sweden

Fertility rate
Poland

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Poland Sweden
1960 2.98 2.17
1961 2.83 2.21
1962 2.72 2.25
1963 2.7 2.33
1964 2.57 2.47
1965 2.52 2.39
1966 2.34 2.37
1967 2.33 2.28
1968 2.24 2.07
1969 2.2 1.93
1970 2.2 1.92
1971 2.25 1.96
1972 2.24 1.91
1973 2.26 1.87
1974 2.26 1.87
1975 2.27 1.77
1976 2.3 1.68
1977 2.23 1.64
1978 2.21 1.6
1979 2.28 1.66
1980 2.28 1.68
1981 2.24 1.63
1982 2.34 1.62
1983 2.42 1.61
1984 2.37 1.66
1985 2.33 1.74
1986 2.22 1.8
1987 2.15 1.84
1988 2.13 1.96
1989 2.08 2.01
1990 2.06 2.13
1991 2.07 2.11
1992 1.95 2.09
1993 1.87 1.99
1994 1.81 1.88
1995 1.62 1.73
1996 1.59 1.6
1997 1.51 1.52
1998 1.44 1.5
1999 1.37 1.5
2000 1.37 1.54
2001 1.31 1.57
2002 1.25 1.65
2003 1.22 1.71
2004 1.23 1.75
2005 1.24 1.77
2006 1.27 1.85
2007 1.31 1.88
2008 1.39 1.91
2009 1.4 1.94
2010 1.41 1.98
2011 1.33 1.9
2012 1.33 1.91
2013 1.29 1.89
2014 1.32 1.88
2015 1.32 1.85
2016 1.39 1.85
2017 1.48 1.78
2018 1.46 1.76
2019 1.44 1.71
2020 1.39 1.67
2021 1.33 1.67
2022 1.29 1.53
2023 1.16 1.45

Poland and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Poland Sweden
1960 26.6 36
1961 26.8 36.2
1962 26.9 36.3
1963 27.1 36.3
1964 27.3 36.3
1965 27.5 36.2
1966 27.7 36
1967 27.8 35.9
1968 28 35.8
1969 28.1 35.6
1970 28.2 35.4
1971 28.4 35.3
1972 28.5 35.3
1973 28.5 35.3
1974 28.6 35.3
1975 28.6 35.3
1976 28.7 35.4
1977 28.9 35.5
1978 29.1 35.7
1979 29.3 36
1980 29.5 36.2
1981 29.8 36.5
1982 30.1 36.8
1983 30.3 37.1
1984 30.6 37.4
1985 30.8 37.6
1986 31.1 37.9
1987 31.4 38.1
1988 31.7 38.2
1989 32.1 38.3
1990 32.4 38.3
1991 32.6 38.3
1992 32.9 38.4
1993 33.2 38.4
1994 33.5 38.4
1995 33.9 38.5
1996 34.2 38.6
1997 34.4 38.8
1998 34.7 39
1999 35 39.2
2000 35.2 39.4
2001 35.5 39.5
2002 35.8 39.7
2003 36 39.8
2004 36.3 40
2005 36.6 40.2
2006 36.9 40.4
2007 37.2 40.5
2008 37.5 40.6
2009 37.8 40.7
2010 38.1 40.7
2011 38.2 40.8
2012 38.4 40.9
2013 38.7 40.9
2014 39 40.9
2015 39.3 40.9
2016 39.7 40.8
2017 40 40.7
2018 40.4 40.6
2019 40.8 40.5
2020 41.1 40.6
2021 41.5 40.7
2022 41.9 40.7
2023 42.4 40.9
2024 42.9 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires
10
2025
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Poland Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Poland Sweden
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
49.1%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
95.5%
2024

Health

Poland Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$780
2023
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Sweden
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
356,129 mi
2016

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