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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sweden was 10,569,709 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sweden's population is 10,680,056 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 3.76 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Sweden is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.13% for Sweden vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Sweden has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sweden has increased from 9.08M people to 10.7M (17.6% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Sweden vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sweden Ukraine
2100 11,357,586 15,493,960
2099 11,361,443 15,751,557
2098 11,365,725 16,012,938
2097 11,366,889 16,278,602
2096 11,368,572 16,547,938
2095 11,371,525 16,820,897
2094 11,374,169 17,098,910
2093 11,376,054 17,381,822
2092 11,378,099 17,669,049
2091 11,379,549 17,960,681
2090 11,381,475 18,257,867
2089 11,384,408 18,559,027
2088 11,387,073 18,865,031
2087 11,390,874 19,176,483
2086 11,398,223 19,492,606
2085 11,403,279 19,812,584
2084 11,408,050 20,138,855
2083 11,411,588 20,468,747
2082 11,416,796 20,803,241
2081 11,418,438 21,140,953
2080 11,420,629 21,482,498
2079 11,420,158 21,827,152
2078 11,418,032 22,175,099
2077 11,415,948 22,525,846
2076 11,412,112 22,879,896
2075 11,407,978 23,236,521
2074 11,404,682 23,596,095
2073 11,401,754 23,957,807
2072 11,398,056 24,319,928
2071 11,393,134 24,685,370
2070 11,389,416 25,053,352
2069 11,385,560 25,423,272
2068 11,384,165 25,794,560
2067 11,383,331 26,168,072
2066 11,383,335 26,543,206
2065 11,382,611 26,920,121
2064 11,381,643 27,298,592
2063 11,381,489 27,677,528
2062 11,382,109 28,056,960
2061 11,379,849 28,437,884
2060 11,378,661 28,818,343
2059 11,376,317 29,198,891
2058 11,372,527 29,580,044
2057 11,367,109 29,958,884
2056 11,361,843 30,335,136
2055 11,354,884 30,710,041
2054 11,347,343 31,080,334
2053 11,336,678 31,447,868
2052 11,322,876 31,811,171
2051 11,306,983 32,170,929
2050 11,287,973 32,525,262
2049 11,268,461 32,875,483
2048 11,247,615 33,217,836
2047 11,225,655 33,556,749
2046 11,202,749 33,892,646
2045 11,178,920 34,221,999
2044 11,153,887 34,547,153
2043 11,128,417 34,869,270
2042 11,102,505 35,189,550
2041 11,078,898 35,507,946
2040 11,054,498 35,823,225
2039 11,031,322 36,141,658
2038 11,008,943 36,457,134
2037 10,987,323 36,772,578
2036 10,964,438 37,084,252
2035 10,941,953 37,396,243
2034 10,919,289 37,706,533
2033 10,895,104 38,015,585
2032 10,869,796 38,322,554
2031 10,844,434 38,630,259
2030 10,815,888 38,935,791
2029 10,784,274 39,238,099
2028 10,749,191 39,537,815
2027 10,710,226 39,830,895
2026 10,668,870 40,125,599
2025 10,621,495 38,707,520
2024 10,569,709 37,860,221
2023 10,536,632 37,732,836
2022 10,486,941 41,048,766
2021 10,415,811 44,298,640
2020 10,353,442 44,680,014
2019 10,278,887 44,957,458
2018 10,175,214 45,208,907
2017 10,057,698 45,436,041
2016 9,923,085 45,616,832
2015 9,799,186 45,784,896
2014 9,696,110 45,972,380
2013 9,600,379 46,126,770
2012 9,519,374 46,210,056
2011 9,449,213 46,307,853
2010 9,378,126 46,456,003
2009 9,298,515 46,623,731
2008 9,219,637 46,819,175
2007 9,148,092 47,062,798
2006 9,080,505 47,278,694
2005 9,029,572 47,585,556
2004 8,993,531 47,979,507
2003 8,958,229 48,315,136
2002 8,924,958 48,677,281
2001 8,895,960 49,106,855
2000 8,872,109 49,556,660
1999 8,857,874 49,976,446
1998 8,850,974 50,379,731
1997 8,846,062 50,786,885
1996 8,840,998 51,226,109
1995 8,826,939 51,665,539
1994 8,780,745 52,075,998
1993 8,718,561 52,350,126
1992 8,668,067 52,323,671
1991 8,617,375 52,170,961
1990 8,558,835 52,054,092
1989 8,492,964 51,917,817
1988 8,436,489 51,724,853
1987 8,397,804 51,515,732
1986 8,369,829 51,318,745
1985 8,350,386 51,108,770
1984 8,336,605 50,887,599
1983 8,329,033 50,637,029
1982 8,325,263 50,402,724
1981 8,320,503 50,189,281
1980 8,310,531 49,955,152
1979 8,293,678 49,721,381
1978 8,275,599 49,521,243
1977 8,251,540 49,336,481
1976 8,222,286 49,120,842
1975 8,192,437 48,865,229
1974 8,159,955 48,576,570
1973 8,136,312 48,277,121
1972 8,122,300 47,946,893
1971 8,098,334 47,573,287
1970 8,042,801 47,261,306
1969 7,968,072 46,976,256
1968 7,912,273 46,614,325
1967 7,867,931 46,215,988
1966 7,807,797 45,802,519
1965 7,733,853 45,386,892
1964 7,661,354 44,951,156
1963 7,604,328 44,462,372
1962 7,561,588 43,943,674
1961 7,519,998 43,399,766
1960 7,484,656 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sweden increased by 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sweden gained 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sweden Ukraine
2100 -0.03% -1.64%
2099 -0.04% -1.63%
2098 -0.01% -1.63%
2097 -0.01% -1.63%
2096 -0.03% -1.62%
2095 -0.02% -1.63%
2094 -0.02% -1.63%
2093 -0.02% -1.63%
2092 -0.01% -1.62%
2091 -0.02% -1.63%
2090 -0.03% -1.62%
2089 -0.02% -1.62%
2088 -0.03% -1.62%
2087 -0.06% -1.62%
2086 -0.04% -1.62%
2085 -0.04% -1.62%
2084 -0.03% -1.61%
2083 -0.05% -1.61%
2082 -0.01% -1.6%
2081 -0.02% -1.59%
2080 0.004% -1.58%
2079 0.02% -1.57%
2078 0.02% -1.56%
2077 0.03% -1.55%
2076 0.04% -1.53%
2075 0.03% -1.52%
2074 0.03% -1.51%
2073 0.03% -1.49%
2072 0.04% -1.48%
2071 0.03% -1.47%
2070 0.03% -1.46%
2069 0.01% -1.44%
2068 0.007% -1.43%
2067 -0% -1.41%
2066 0.006% -1.4%
2065 0.009% -1.39%
2064 0.001% -1.37%
2063 -0.005% -1.35%
2062 0.02% -1.34%
2061 0.01% -1.32%
2060 0.02% -1.3%
2059 0.03% -1.29%
2058 0.05% -1.26%
2057 0.05% -1.24%
2056 0.06% -1.22%
2055 0.07% -1.19%
2054 0.09% -1.17%
2053 0.12% -1.14%
2052 0.14% -1.12%
2051 0.17% -1.09%
2050 0.17% -1.07%
2049 0.19% -1.03%
2048 0.2% -1.01%
2047 0.2% -0.99%
2046 0.21% -0.96%
2045 0.22% -0.94%
2044 0.23% -0.92%
2043 0.23% -0.91%
2042 0.21% -0.9%
2041 0.22% -0.88%
2040 0.21% -0.88%
2039 0.2% -0.87%
2038 0.2% -0.86%
2037 0.21% -0.84%
2036 0.21% -0.83%
2035 0.21% -0.82%
2034 0.22% -0.81%
2033 0.23% -0.8%
2032 0.23% -0.8%
2031 0.26% -0.78%
2030 0.29% -0.77%
2029 0.33% -0.76%
2028 0.36% -0.74%
2027 0.39% -0.73%
2026 0.45% 3.66%
2025 0.49% 2.24%
2024 0.31% 0.34%
2023 0.47% -8.08%
2022 0.68% -7.34%
2021 0.6% -0.85%
2020 0.73% -0.62%
2019 1.02% -0.56%
2018 1.17% -0.5%
2017 1.36% -0.4%
2016 1.26% -0.37%
2015 1.06% -0.41%
2014 1% -0.33%
2013 0.85% -0.18%
2012 0.74% -0.21%
2011 0.76% -0.32%
2010 0.86% -0.36%
2009 0.86% -0.42%
2008 0.78% -0.52%
2007 0.74% -0.46%
2006 0.56% -0.64%
2005 0.4% -0.82%
2004 0.39% -0.69%
2003 0.37% -0.74%
2002 0.33% -0.87%
2001 0.27% -0.91%
2000 0.16% -0.84%
1999 0.08% -0.8%
1998 0.06% -0.8%
1997 0.06% -0.86%
1996 0.16% -0.85%
1995 0.53% -0.79%
1994 0.71% -0.52%
1993 0.58% 0.05%
1992 0.59% 0.29%
1991 0.68% 0.22%
1990 0.78% 0.26%
1989 0.67% 0.37%
1988 0.46% 0.41%
1987 0.33% 0.38%
1986 0.23% 0.41%
1985 0.17% 0.43%
1984 0.09% 0.49%
1983 0.05% 0.46%
1982 0.06% 0.43%
1981 0.12% 0.47%
1980 0.2% 0.47%
1979 0.22% 0.4%
1978 0.29% 0.37%
1977 0.36% 0.44%
1976 0.36% 0.52%
1975 0.4% 0.59%
1974 0.29% 0.62%
1973 0.17% 0.69%
1972 0.3% 0.79%
1971 0.69% 0.66%
1970 0.94% 0.61%
1969 0.71% 0.78%
1968 0.56% 0.86%
1967 0.77% 0.9%
1966 0.96% 0.92%
1965 0.95% 0.97%
1964 0.75% 1.1%
1963 0.57% 1.18%
1962 0.55% 1.25%
1961 0.47% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sweden grew by 0.31%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Sweden Ukraine
Current population
10680056
40125599
Population rank 91/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.48%
One net population change
15.9 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
5.25 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
5.54 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +91 +349
Annual growth/decline +33,077 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.31% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 147/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +47,079 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 22/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 2,272,158 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 34/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 21.4% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 28/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sweden
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sweden Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 47,079 - 1,702,358
2024 - 50,115 - 1,146,012
2023 5,269 55,209 -283,185 -299,961
2022 10,487 58,955 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 22,914 51,947 -449,941 -1,129
2020 14,495 37,302 -307,533 -4,167
2019 25,697 72,619 -236,296 -6,908
2018 23,403 87,517 -227,491 -32,220
2017 24,138 102,671 -158,390 -36,155
2016 25,800 119,234 -135,710 -31,340
2015 23,518 80,534 -147,107 -21,992
2014 26,179 77,654 -140,216 -65,678
2013 23,041 66,760 -129,662 26,781
2012 20,943 52,879 -130,451 66,768
2011 21,733 46,049 -158,372 26,457
2010 25,320 51,175 -180,388 16,030
2009 21,387 63,638 -197,918 26,796
2008 18,439 56,452 -229,086 9,312
2007 15,552 54,907 -282,659 15,237
2006 15,436 51,675 -300,787 136,442
2005 9,030 27,030 -337,857 -111,493
2004 9,893 25,842 -344,157 5,644
2003 6,271 29,161 -351,299 18,540
2002 893 31,364 -364,544 -26,991
2001 -1,779 28,856 -374,734 -92,847
2000 -2,662 24,900 -364,143 -67,865
1999 -6,201 13,940 -348,286 -59,247
1998 -3,541 11,325 -318,299 -80,684
1997 -3,539 6,047 -306,549 -108,735
1996 1,768 5,773 -305,154 -158,008
1995 9,710 11,621 -281,629 -134,053
1994 20,196 51,545 -238,820 -166,380
1993 20,924 32,725 -169,405 26,357
1992 28,605 20,507 -95,857 291,788
1991 29,299 25,314 -16,486 125,962
1990 29,100 35,668 48,463 75,760
1989 24,629 44,565 106,431 36,978
1988 15,186 30,064 162,002 75,637
1987 11,757 21,335 198,850 -18,275
1986 9,206 15,211 225,751 -12,369
1985 4,175 11,464 201,011 5,546
1984 3,335 8,668 222,430 13,340
1983 833 2,105 241,741 23,608
1982 1,665 2,524 194,101 9,096
1981 1,664 3,209 182,839 40,807
1980 5,818 10,040 197,223 47,406
1979 4,976 13,895 197,294 25,635
1978 4,138 13,807 206,554 -29,180
1977 7,426 23,528 216,932 -24,745
1976 8,222 20,324 247,323 -8,219
1975 14,746 16,564 256,787 15,336
1974 23,664 9,217 273,486 31,725
1973 24,409 -9,551 274,938 18,777
1972 28,428 -13,519 309,785 56,928
1971 31,583 2,334 305,849 74,604
1970 30,563 47,242 291,839 -48,335
1969 23,904 48,824 274,858 51,763
1968 30,858 8,545 295,162 102,096
1967 41,700 11,075 313,899 85,527
1966 45,286 24,920 337,794 89,737
1965 44,857 32,444 334,365 69,354
1964 45,968 23,581 391,120 76,650
1963 35,741 11,009 449,648 60,178
1962 30,246 9,627 481,887 45,712
1961 30,832 14,401 508,602 51,625
1960 27,693 1,080 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 2,272,158 residents or 21.4% of the population were not native-born in Sweden, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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