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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sweden was 10,569,709 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sweden's population is 10,680,056 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 8.05 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Sweden is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.17% of the world: 0.13% for Sweden vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Sweden has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sweden has increased from 9.08M people to 10.7M (17.6% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Sweden vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sweden Turkey
2100 11,357,586 64,274,243
2099 11,361,443 64,924,706
2098 11,365,725 65,567,989
2097 11,366,889 66,219,045
2096 11,368,572 66,865,890
2095 11,371,525 67,516,190
2094 11,374,169 68,169,346
2093 11,376,054 68,835,313
2092 11,378,099 69,496,264
2091 11,379,549 70,159,325
2090 11,381,475 70,828,304
2089 11,384,408 71,490,133
2088 11,387,073 72,146,464
2087 11,390,874 72,792,552
2086 11,398,223 73,439,558
2085 11,403,279 74,085,313
2084 11,408,050 74,713,882
2083 11,411,588 75,342,464
2082 11,416,796 75,969,760
2081 11,418,438 76,583,769
2080 11,420,629 77,195,480
2079 11,420,158 77,793,711
2078 11,418,032 78,386,293
2077 11,415,948 78,973,194
2076 11,412,112 79,556,991
2075 11,407,978 80,128,010
2074 11,404,682 80,697,544
2073 11,401,754 81,244,619
2072 11,398,056 81,785,452
2071 11,393,134 82,311,503
2070 11,389,416 82,827,402
2069 11,385,560 83,324,862
2068 11,384,165 83,806,741
2067 11,383,331 84,270,976
2066 11,383,335 84,728,547
2065 11,382,611 85,177,268
2064 11,381,643 85,611,517
2063 11,381,489 86,026,471
2062 11,382,109 86,425,827
2061 11,379,849 86,800,591
2060 11,378,661 87,156,663
2059 11,376,317 87,500,101
2058 11,372,527 87,809,920
2057 11,367,109 88,100,397
2056 11,361,843 88,369,840
2055 11,354,884 88,598,739
2054 11,347,343 88,806,632
2053 11,336,678 88,985,609
2052 11,322,876 89,144,425
2051 11,306,983 89,270,515
2050 11,287,973 89,374,730
2049 11,268,461 89,447,182
2048 11,247,615 89,484,074
2047 11,225,655 89,492,406
2046 11,202,749 89,467,391
2045 11,178,920 89,441,098
2044 11,153,887 89,390,601
2043 11,128,417 89,326,342
2042 11,102,505 89,237,658
2041 11,078,898 89,137,199
2040 11,054,498 89,021,820
2039 11,031,322 88,885,792
2038 11,008,943 88,736,121
2037 10,987,323 88,562,197
2036 10,964,438 88,373,007
2035 10,941,953 88,178,595
2034 10,919,289 87,975,336
2033 10,895,104 87,754,631
2032 10,869,796 87,524,158
2031 10,844,434 87,274,280
2030 10,815,888 87,004,538
2029 10,784,274 86,741,614
2028 10,749,191 86,466,107
2027 10,710,226 86,189,693
2026 10,668,870 85,932,926
2025 10,621,495 85,718,588
2024 10,569,709 85,518,661
2023 10,536,632 85,325,965
2022 10,486,941 84,979,913
2021 10,415,811 84,147,318
2020 10,353,442 83,384,680
2019 10,278,887 82,579,440
2018 10,175,214 81,407,204
2017 10,057,698 80,312,698
2016 9,923,085 79,277,962
2015 9,799,186 78,218,479
2014 9,696,110 77,181,884
2013 9,600,379 76,147,624
2012 9,519,374 75,175,827
2011 9,449,213 74,223,629
2010 9,378,126 73,142,150
2009 9,298,515 72,039,206
2008 9,219,637 71,051,678
2007 9,148,092 70,158,112
2006 9,080,505 70,045,349
2005 9,029,572 69,329,557
2004 8,993,531 68,592,617
2003 8,958,229 67,831,730
2002 8,924,958 67,048,795
2001 8,895,960 66,245,128
2000 8,872,109 65,425,961
1999 8,857,874 64,591,923
1998 8,850,974 63,734,383
1997 8,846,062 62,852,966
1996 8,840,998 61,951,134
1995 8,826,939 61,024,503
1994 8,780,745 60,033,836
1993 8,718,561 58,999,167
1992 8,668,067 57,990,118
1991 8,617,375 57,009,887
1990 8,558,835 56,015,628
1989 8,492,964 54,976,723
1988 8,436,489 53,909,626
1987 8,397,804 52,843,670
1986 8,369,829 51,777,772
1985 8,350,386 50,687,115
1984 8,336,605 49,574,069
1983 8,329,033 48,447,410
1982 8,325,263 47,322,096
1981 8,320,503 46,321,190
1980 8,310,531 45,408,815
1979 8,293,678 44,510,429
1978 8,275,599 43,645,306
1977 8,251,540 42,773,298
1976 8,222,286 41,899,984
1975 8,192,437 41,053,126
1974 8,159,955 40,210,234
1973 8,136,312 39,329,533
1972 8,122,300 38,430,221
1971 8,098,334 37,518,611
1970 8,042,801 36,638,465
1969 7,968,072 35,787,774
1968 7,912,273 34,921,684
1967 7,867,931 34,050,421
1966 7,807,797 33,177,672
1965 7,733,853 32,345,220
1964 7,661,354 31,543,072
1963 7,604,328 30,726,841
1962 7,561,588 29,916,147
1961 7,519,998 29,119,238
1960 7,484,656 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sweden increased by 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sweden gained 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sweden Turkey
2100 -0.03% -1%
2099 -0.04% -0.98%
2098 -0.01% -0.98%
2097 -0.01% -0.97%
2096 -0.03% -0.96%
2095 -0.02% -0.96%
2094 -0.02% -0.97%
2093 -0.02% -0.95%
2092 -0.01% -0.95%
2091 -0.02% -0.94%
2090 -0.03% -0.93%
2089 -0.02% -0.91%
2088 -0.03% -0.89%
2087 -0.06% -0.88%
2086 -0.04% -0.87%
2085 -0.04% -0.84%
2084 -0.03% -0.83%
2083 -0.05% -0.83%
2082 -0.01% -0.8%
2081 -0.02% -0.79%
2080 0.004% -0.77%
2079 0.02% -0.76%
2078 0.02% -0.74%
2077 0.03% -0.73%
2076 0.04% -0.71%
2075 0.03% -0.71%
2074 0.03% -0.67%
2073 0.03% -0.66%
2072 0.04% -0.64%
2071 0.03% -0.62%
2070 0.03% -0.6%
2069 0.01% -0.57%
2068 0.007% -0.55%
2067 -0% -0.54%
2066 0.006% -0.53%
2065 0.009% -0.51%
2064 0.001% -0.48%
2063 -0.005% -0.46%
2062 0.02% -0.43%
2061 0.01% -0.41%
2060 0.02% -0.39%
2059 0.03% -0.35%
2058 0.05% -0.33%
2057 0.05% -0.3%
2056 0.06% -0.26%
2055 0.07% -0.23%
2054 0.09% -0.2%
2053 0.12% -0.18%
2052 0.14% -0.14%
2051 0.17% -0.12%
2050 0.17% -0.08%
2049 0.19% -0.04%
2048 0.2% -0.009%
2047 0.2% 0.03%
2046 0.21% 0.03%
2045 0.22% 0.06%
2044 0.23% 0.07%
2043 0.23% 0.1%
2042 0.21% 0.11%
2041 0.22% 0.13%
2040 0.21% 0.15%
2039 0.2% 0.17%
2038 0.2% 0.2%
2037 0.21% 0.21%
2036 0.21% 0.22%
2035 0.21% 0.23%
2034 0.22% 0.25%
2033 0.23% 0.26%
2032 0.23% 0.29%
2031 0.26% 0.31%
2030 0.29% 0.3%
2029 0.33% 0.32%
2028 0.36% 0.32%
2027 0.39% 0.3%
2026 0.45% 0.25%
2025 0.49% 0.23%
2024 0.31% 0.23%
2023 0.47% 0.41%
2022 0.68% 0.99%
2021 0.6% 0.91%
2020 0.73% 0.98%
2019 1.02% 1.44%
2018 1.17% 1.36%
2017 1.36% 1.31%
2016 1.26% 1.35%
2015 1.06% 1.34%
2014 1% 1.36%
2013 0.85% 1.29%
2012 0.74% 1.28%
2011 0.76% 1.48%
2010 0.86% 1.53%
2009 0.86% 1.39%
2008 0.78% 1.27%
2007 0.74% 0.16%
2006 0.56% 1.03%
2005 0.4% 1.07%
2004 0.39% 1.12%
2003 0.37% 1.17%
2002 0.33% 1.21%
2001 0.27% 1.25%
2000 0.16% 1.29%
1999 0.08% 1.35%
1998 0.06% 1.4%
1997 0.06% 1.46%
1996 0.16% 1.52%
1995 0.53% 1.65%
1994 0.71% 1.75%
1993 0.58% 1.74%
1992 0.59% 1.72%
1991 0.68% 1.77%
1990 0.78% 1.89%
1989 0.67% 1.98%
1988 0.46% 2.02%
1987 0.33% 2.06%
1986 0.23% 2.15%
1985 0.17% 2.25%
1984 0.09% 2.33%
1983 0.05% 2.38%
1982 0.06% 2.16%
1981 0.12% 2.01%
1980 0.2% 2.02%
1979 0.22% 1.98%
1978 0.29% 2.04%
1977 0.36% 2.08%
1976 0.36% 2.06%
1975 0.4% 2.1%
1974 0.29% 2.24%
1973 0.17% 2.34%
1972 0.3% 2.43%
1971 0.69% 2.4%
1970 0.94% 2.38%
1969 0.71% 2.48%
1968 0.56% 2.56%
1967 0.77% 2.63%
1966 0.96% 2.57%
1965 0.95% 2.54%
1964 0.75% 2.66%
1963 0.57% 2.71%
1962 0.55% 2.74%
1961 0.47% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sweden grew by 0.31%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Sweden Turkey
Current population
10680056
86002379
Population rank 91/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.04%
One net population change
15.9 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
5.25 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
5.54 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +91 +528
Annual growth/decline +33,077 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.31% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 154/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +47,079 -258,205
Net migration rank 22/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,272,158 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 34/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 21.4% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 28/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sweden
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sweden Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 47,079 - -258,205
2024 - 50,115 - -275,952
2023 5,269 55,209 426,630 -318,070
2022 10,487 58,955 535,373 -301,544
2021 22,914 51,947 521,713 20,283
2020 14,495 37,302 608,708 37,934
2019 25,697 72,619 751,472 -15,690
2018 23,403 87,517 830,353 187,570
2017 24,138 102,671 875,408 659,846
2016 25,800 119,234 895,841 352,063
2015 23,518 80,534 930,799 1,063,140
2014 26,179 77,654 957,055 1,033,384
2013 23,041 66,760 921,386 438,618
2012 20,943 52,879 917,145 258,623
2011 21,733 46,049 875,839 68,849
2010 25,320 51,175 892,334 55,532
2009 21,387 63,638 900,491 24,276
2008 18,439 56,452 868,749 47,915
2007 15,552 54,907 876,626 -186,402
2006 15,436 51,675 897,351 -190,194
2005 9,030 27,030 898,650 -174,177
2004 9,893 25,842 896,025 -146,574
2003 6,271 29,161 893,683 -121,383
2002 893 31,364 922,927 -129,444
2001 -1,779 28,856 980,560 -166,759
2000 -2,662 24,900 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -6,201 13,940 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -3,541 11,325 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 -3,539 6,047 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 1,768 5,773 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 9,710 11,621 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 20,196 51,545 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 20,924 32,725 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 28,605 20,507 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 29,299 25,314 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 29,100 35,668 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 24,629 44,565 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 15,186 30,064 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 11,757 21,335 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 9,206 15,211 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 4,175 11,464 1,098,846 8,960
1984 3,335 8,668 1,096,529 21,787
1983 833 2,105 1,095,106 39,871
1982 1,665 2,524 1,091,863 23,728
1981 1,664 3,209 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 5,818 10,040 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 4,976 13,895 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 4,138 13,807 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 7,426 23,528 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 8,222 20,324 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 14,746 16,564 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 23,664 9,217 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 24,409 -9,551 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 28,428 -13,519 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 31,583 2,334 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 30,563 47,242 991,950 -150,924
1969 23,904 48,824 970,958 -110,578
1968 30,858 8,545 950,778 -78,973
1967 41,700 11,075 936,727 -65,993
1966 45,286 24,920 925,790 -50,999
1965 44,857 32,444 904,016 -113,911
1964 45,968 23,581 884,152 -69,978
1963 35,741 11,009 862,626 -44,317
1962 30,246 9,627 837,473 -34,353
1961 30,832 14,401 816,911 -26,187
1960 27,693 1,080 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 2,272,158 residents or 21.4% of the population were not native-born in Sweden, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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