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Population in Sweden compared to Thailand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sweden was 10,569,709 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sweden's population is 10,680,056 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 6.7 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Sweden is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.13% for Sweden vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Sweden has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sweden has increased from 9.08M people to 10.7M (17.6% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Sweden vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sweden Thailand
2100 11,357,586 45,712,111
2099 11,361,443 46,056,854
2098 11,365,725 46,406,925
2097 11,366,889 46,761,683
2096 11,368,572 47,122,446
2095 11,371,525 47,487,866
2094 11,374,169 47,857,414
2093 11,376,054 48,230,566
2092 11,378,099 48,609,149
2091 11,379,549 48,988,448
2090 11,381,475 49,372,024
2089 11,384,408 49,760,635
2088 11,387,073 50,146,313
2087 11,390,874 50,536,233
2086 11,398,223 50,929,394
2085 11,403,279 51,326,092
2084 11,408,050 51,728,619
2083 11,411,588 52,131,789
2082 11,416,796 52,537,598
2081 11,418,438 52,942,608
2080 11,420,629 53,352,029
2079 11,420,158 53,766,821
2078 11,418,032 54,181,891
2077 11,415,948 54,599,508
2076 11,412,112 55,019,721
2075 11,407,978 55,442,571
2074 11,404,682 55,872,412
2073 11,401,754 56,304,891
2072 11,398,056 56,739,842
2071 11,393,134 57,177,118
2070 11,389,416 57,621,370
2069 11,385,560 58,066,637
2068 11,384,165 58,516,959
2067 11,383,331 58,967,738
2066 11,383,335 59,418,676
2065 11,382,611 59,878,082
2064 11,381,643 60,336,709
2063 11,381,489 60,797,201
2062 11,382,109 61,262,000
2061 11,379,849 61,724,999
2060 11,378,661 62,192,387
2059 11,376,317 62,656,203
2058 11,372,527 63,118,413
2057 11,367,109 63,577,864
2056 11,361,843 64,032,675
2055 11,354,884 64,478,337
2054 11,347,343 64,917,436
2053 11,336,678 65,343,383
2052 11,322,876 65,763,356
2051 11,306,983 66,167,939
2050 11,287,973 66,558,274
2049 11,268,461 66,936,876
2048 11,247,615 67,296,897
2047 11,225,655 67,641,907
2046 11,202,749 67,972,603
2045 11,178,920 68,287,399
2044 11,153,887 68,585,177
2043 11,128,417 68,870,333
2042 11,102,505 69,139,548
2041 11,078,898 69,396,419
2040 11,054,498 69,632,464
2039 11,031,322 69,854,146
2038 11,008,943 70,062,543
2037 10,987,323 70,256,027
2036 10,964,438 70,435,348
2035 10,941,953 70,604,705
2034 10,919,289 70,756,791
2033 10,895,104 70,897,217
2032 10,869,796 71,025,384
2031 10,844,434 71,140,609
2030 10,815,888 71,247,320
2029 10,784,274 71,342,891
2028 10,749,191 71,428,869
2027 10,710,226 71,505,168
2026 10,668,870 71,571,743
2025 10,621,495 71,625,629
2024 10,569,709 71,668,011
2023 10,536,632 71,702,435
2022 10,486,941 71,735,329
2021 10,415,811 71,727,332
2020 10,353,442 71,641,484
2019 10,278,887 71,522,271
2018 10,175,214 71,376,079
2017 10,057,698 71,160,187
2016 9,923,085 70,859,841
2015 9,799,186 70,540,795
2014 9,696,110 70,216,367
2013 9,600,379 69,845,114
2012 9,519,374 69,436,098
2011 9,449,213 69,007,208
2010 9,378,126 68,579,447
2009 9,298,515 68,121,080
2008 9,219,637 67,619,830
2007 9,148,092 67,102,394
2006 9,080,505 66,567,687
2005 9,029,572 66,017,420
2004 8,993,531 65,452,047
2003 8,958,229 64,868,166
2002 8,924,958 64,266,437
2001 8,895,960 63,651,141
2000 8,872,109 63,007,815
1999 8,857,874 62,299,043
1998 8,850,974 61,522,630
1997 8,846,062 60,724,584
1996 8,840,998 59,920,064
1995 8,826,939 59,098,232
1994 8,780,745 58,260,854
1993 8,718,561 57,408,198
1992 8,668,067 56,528,834
1991 8,617,375 55,637,434
1990 8,558,835 54,738,329
1989 8,492,964 53,848,956
1988 8,436,489 52,969,595
1987 8,397,804 52,074,105
1986 8,369,829 51,177,834
1985 8,350,386 50,270,753
1984 8,336,605 49,351,708
1983 8,329,033 48,423,309
1982 8,325,263 47,494,577
1981 8,320,503 46,575,855
1980 8,310,531 45,650,022
1979 8,293,678 44,718,434
1978 8,275,599 43,788,976
1977 8,251,540 42,843,974
1976 8,222,286 41,896,504
1975 8,192,437 40,940,005
1974 8,159,955 39,952,891
1973 8,136,312 38,947,787
1972 8,122,300 37,933,929
1971 8,098,334 36,937,387
1970 8,042,801 35,954,408
1969 7,968,072 34,973,782
1968 7,912,273 34,002,560
1967 7,867,931 33,037,801
1966 7,807,797 32,086,071
1965 7,733,853 31,149,337
1964 7,661,354 30,232,141
1963 7,604,328 29,342,322
1962 7,561,588 28,481,040
1961 7,519,998 27,650,334
1960 7,484,656 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/sweden/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sweden increased by 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sweden gained 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sweden's population will grow by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people with a rank change from 91st to 93rd. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sweden Thailand
2100 -0.03% -0.75%
2099 -0.04% -0.75%
2098 -0.01% -0.76%
2097 -0.01% -0.77%
2096 -0.03% -0.77%
2095 -0.02% -0.77%
2094 -0.02% -0.77%
2093 -0.02% -0.78%
2092 -0.01% -0.77%
2091 -0.02% -0.78%
2090 -0.03% -0.78%
2089 -0.02% -0.77%
2088 -0.03% -0.77%
2087 -0.06% -0.77%
2086 -0.04% -0.77%
2085 -0.04% -0.78%
2084 -0.03% -0.77%
2083 -0.05% -0.77%
2082 -0.01% -0.76%
2081 -0.02% -0.77%
2080 0.004% -0.77%
2079 0.02% -0.77%
2078 0.02% -0.76%
2077 0.03% -0.76%
2076 0.04% -0.76%
2075 0.03% -0.77%
2074 0.03% -0.77%
2073 0.03% -0.77%
2072 0.04% -0.76%
2071 0.03% -0.77%
2070 0.03% -0.77%
2069 0.01% -0.77%
2068 0.007% -0.76%
2067 -0% -0.76%
2066 0.006% -0.77%
2065 0.009% -0.76%
2064 0.001% -0.76%
2063 -0.005% -0.76%
2062 0.02% -0.75%
2061 0.01% -0.75%
2060 0.02% -0.74%
2059 0.03% -0.73%
2058 0.05% -0.72%
2057 0.05% -0.71%
2056 0.06% -0.69%
2055 0.07% -0.68%
2054 0.09% -0.65%
2053 0.12% -0.64%
2052 0.14% -0.61%
2051 0.17% -0.59%
2050 0.17% -0.57%
2049 0.19% -0.53%
2048 0.2% -0.51%
2047 0.2% -0.49%
2046 0.21% -0.46%
2045 0.22% -0.43%
2044 0.23% -0.41%
2043 0.23% -0.39%
2042 0.21% -0.37%
2041 0.22% -0.34%
2040 0.21% -0.32%
2039 0.2% -0.3%
2038 0.2% -0.28%
2037 0.21% -0.25%
2036 0.21% -0.24%
2035 0.21% -0.21%
2034 0.22% -0.2%
2033 0.23% -0.18%
2032 0.23% -0.16%
2031 0.26% -0.15%
2030 0.29% -0.13%
2029 0.33% -0.12%
2028 0.36% -0.11%
2027 0.39% -0.09%
2026 0.45% -0.08%
2025 0.49% -0.06%
2024 0.31% -0.05%
2023 0.47% -0.05%
2022 0.68% 0.01%
2021 0.6% 0.12%
2020 0.73% 0.17%
2019 1.02% 0.2%
2018 1.17% 0.3%
2017 1.36% 0.42%
2016 1.26% 0.45%
2015 1.06% 0.46%
2014 1% 0.53%
2013 0.85% 0.59%
2012 0.74% 0.62%
2011 0.76% 0.62%
2010 0.86% 0.67%
2009 0.86% 0.74%
2008 0.78% 0.77%
2007 0.74% 0.8%
2006 0.56% 0.83%
2005 0.4% 0.86%
2004 0.39% 0.9%
2003 0.37% 0.94%
2002 0.33% 0.97%
2001 0.27% 1.02%
2000 0.16% 1.14%
1999 0.08% 1.26%
1998 0.06% 1.31%
1997 0.06% 1.34%
1996 0.16% 1.39%
1995 0.53% 1.44%
1994 0.71% 1.49%
1993 0.58% 1.56%
1992 0.59% 1.6%
1991 0.68% 1.64%
1990 0.78% 1.65%
1989 0.67% 1.66%
1988 0.46% 1.72%
1987 0.33% 1.75%
1986 0.23% 1.8%
1985 0.17% 1.86%
1984 0.09% 1.92%
1983 0.05% 1.96%
1982 0.06% 1.97%
1981 0.12% 2.03%
1980 0.2% 2.08%
1979 0.22% 2.12%
1978 0.29% 2.21%
1977 0.36% 2.26%
1976 0.36% 2.34%
1975 0.4% 2.47%
1974 0.29% 2.58%
1973 0.17% 2.67%
1972 0.3% 2.7%
1971 0.69% 2.73%
1970 0.94% 2.8%
1969 0.71% 2.86%
1968 0.56% 2.92%
1967 0.77% 2.97%
1966 0.96% 3.01%
1965 0.95% 3.03%
1964 0.75% 3.03%
1963 0.57% 3.02%
1962 0.55% 3%
1961 0.47% 2.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/sweden/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sweden grew by 0.31%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Sweden Thailand
Current population
10680056
71571743
Population rank 91/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.86%
One net population change
15.9 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
5.25 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
5.54 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +91 -94
Annual growth/decline +33,077 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.31% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 168/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +47,079 +27,509
Net migration rank 22/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 2,272,158 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 34/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 21.4% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 28/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sweden
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sweden Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 47,079 - 27,509
2024 - 50,115 - 23,321
2023 5,269 55,209 -46,105 19,648
2022 10,487 58,955 -61,046 21,683
2021 22,914 51,947 57,382 -2,093
2020 14,495 37,302 84,107 32,277
2019 25,697 72,619 116,867 5,221
2018 23,403 87,517 159,383 10,984
2017 24,138 102,671 194,695 66,805
2016 25,800 119,234 226,255 112,978
2015 23,518 80,534 266,362 32,500
2014 26,179 77,654 294,628 55,358
2013 23,041 66,760 325,059 67,452
2012 20,943 52,879 351,485 74,033
2011 21,733 46,049 365,670 66,607
2010 25,320 51,175 370,466 52,791
2009 21,387 63,638 382,636 110,883
2008 18,439 56,452 401,730 107,333
2007 15,552 54,907 425,362 100,486
2006 15,436 51,675 441,211 102,362
2005 9,030 27,030 456,378 100,542
2004 9,893 25,842 466,542 107,199
2003 6,271 29,161 488,003 105,917
2002 893 31,364 504,299 105,215
2001 -1,779 28,856 524,230 96,817
2000 -2,662 24,900 543,884 121,640
1999 -6,201 13,940 578,073 173,924
1998 -3,541 11,325 617,318 183,471
1997 -3,539 6,047 644,834 150,411
1996 1,768 5,773 661,397 152,397
1995 9,710 11,621 682,703 147,226
1994 20,196 51,545 712,589 132,271
1993 20,924 32,725 737,696 122,746
1992 28,605 20,507 754,999 143,318
1991 29,299 25,314 760,508 124,034
1990 29,100 35,668 760,808 152,916
1989 24,629 44,565 774,563 90,497
1988 15,186 30,064 765,252 128,469
1987 11,757 21,335 774,498 122,791
1986 9,206 15,211 783,430 111,820
1985 4,175 11,464 776,935 141,963
1984 3,335 8,668 779,856 139,345
1983 833 2,105 794,239 143,393
1982 1,665 2,524 817,951 101,885
1981 1,664 3,209 839,297 78,337
1980 5,818 10,040 845,575 88,478
1979 4,976 13,895 843,434 85,693
1978 4,138 13,807 847,799 82,011
1977 7,426 23,528 871,232 88,937
1976 8,222 20,324 894,072 40,656
1975 14,746 16,564 911,980 66,306
1974 23,664 9,217 923,151 72,801
1973 24,409 -9,551 933,540 80,704
1972 28,428 -13,519 940,420 73,082
1971 31,583 2,334 936,215 43,400
1970 30,563 47,242 937,116 49,221
1969 23,904 48,824 948,314 26,551
1968 30,858 8,545 953,806 13,718
1967 41,700 11,075 944,980 17,005
1966 45,286 24,920 929,469 12,016
1965 44,857 32,444 909,000 22,995
1964 45,968 23,581 885,137 17,249
1963 35,741 11,009 860,728 16,494
1962 30,246 9,627 828,741 16,605
1961 30,832 14,401 801,140 14,968
1960 27,693 1,080 774,190 6,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 21.4% of the population change in Sweden is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people). In Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 2,272,158 residents or 21.4% of the population were not native-born in Sweden, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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