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Population in Sweden compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sweden was 10,569,709 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sweden's population is 10,680,056 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 6.57 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Sweden is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.98% of the world: 0.13% for Sweden vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Sweden has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sweden has increased from 9.08M people to 10.7M (17.6% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Sweden vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Sweden
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sweden United Kingdom
2100 11,357,586 74,700,585
2099 11,361,443 74,831,175
2098 11,365,725 74,950,267
2097 11,366,889 75,064,397
2096 11,368,572 75,176,691
2095 11,371,525 75,287,063
2094 11,374,169 75,383,856
2093 11,376,054 75,482,205
2092 11,378,099 75,575,769
2091 11,379,549 75,666,091
2090 11,381,475 75,753,129
2089 11,384,408 75,835,723
2088 11,387,073 75,907,614
2087 11,390,874 75,978,712
2086 11,398,223 76,046,742
2085 11,403,279 76,105,680
2084 11,408,050 76,156,223
2083 11,411,588 76,205,894
2082 11,416,796 76,246,844
2081 11,418,438 76,274,040
2080 11,420,629 76,306,205
2079 11,420,158 76,334,949
2078 11,418,032 76,353,484
2077 11,415,948 76,371,123
2076 11,412,112 76,373,520
2075 11,407,978 76,386,071
2074 11,404,682 76,397,426
2073 11,401,754 76,406,554
2072 11,398,056 76,398,941
2071 11,393,134 76,388,223
2070 11,389,416 76,378,505
2069 11,385,560 76,371,827
2068 11,384,165 76,370,973
2067 11,383,331 76,363,548
2066 11,383,335 76,356,638
2065 11,382,611 76,355,841
2064 11,381,643 76,352,770
2063 11,381,489 76,353,175
2062 11,382,109 76,346,535
2061 11,379,849 76,344,206
2060 11,378,661 76,344,725
2059 11,376,317 76,345,215
2058 11,372,527 76,326,961
2057 11,367,109 76,307,006
2056 11,361,843 76,274,247
2055 11,354,884 76,235,304
2054 11,347,343 76,167,710
2053 11,336,678 76,094,051
2052 11,322,876 76,001,979
2051 11,306,983 75,895,690
2050 11,287,973 75,777,445
2049 11,268,461 75,646,044
2048 11,247,615 75,499,380
2047 11,225,655 75,338,951
2046 11,202,749 75,171,300
2045 11,178,920 74,993,186
2044 11,153,887 74,807,530
2043 11,128,417 74,607,485
2042 11,102,505 74,407,783
2041 11,078,898 74,203,292
2040 11,054,498 73,994,525
2039 11,031,322 73,782,112
2038 11,008,943 73,559,085
2037 10,987,323 73,335,723
2036 10,964,438 73,101,646
2035 10,941,953 72,850,722
2034 10,919,289 72,597,177
2033 10,895,104 72,322,802
2032 10,869,796 72,046,316
2031 10,844,434 71,757,868
2030 10,815,888 71,442,811
2029 10,784,274 71,123,782
2028 10,749,191 70,783,199
2027 10,710,226 70,421,923
2026 10,668,870 70,055,911
2025 10,621,495 69,658,188
2024 10,569,709 69,226,000
2023 10,536,632 68,492,000
2022 10,486,941 67,604,000
2021 10,415,811 66,984,000
2020 10,353,442 66,744,000
2019 10,278,887 66,631,000
2018 10,175,214 66,289,000
2017 10,057,698 65,966,000
2016 9,923,085 65,607,000
2015 9,799,186 65,088,000
2014 9,696,110 64,620,000
2013 9,600,379 64,139,000
2012 9,519,374 63,711,000
2011 9,449,213 63,258,810
2010 9,378,126 62,766,365
2009 9,298,515 62,276,270
2008 9,219,637 61,806,995
2007 9,148,092 61,322,463
2006 9,080,505 60,846,820
2005 9,029,572 60,401,206
2004 8,993,531 59,987,905
2003 8,958,229 59,647,577
2002 8,924,958 59,370,479
2001 8,895,960 59,119,673
2000 8,872,109 58,892,514
1999 8,857,874 58,682,466
1998 8,850,974 58,487,141
1997 8,846,062 58,316,954
1996 8,840,998 58,166,950
1995 8,826,939 58,019,030
1994 8,780,745 57,865,745
1993 8,718,561 57,718,614
1992 8,668,067 57,580,402
1991 8,617,375 57,424,897
1990 8,558,835 57,247,586
1989 8,492,964 57,076,711
1988 8,436,489 56,928,327
1987 8,397,804 56,802,050
1986 8,369,829 56,681,396
1985 8,350,386 56,550,268
1984 8,336,605 56,422,072
1983 8,329,033 56,332,848
1982 8,325,263 56,313,641
1981 8,320,503 56,333,829
1980 8,310,531 56,314,216
1979 8,293,678 56,246,951
1978 8,275,599 56,196,504
1977 8,251,540 56,193,492
1976 8,222,286 56,211,968
1975 8,192,437 56,225,800
1974 8,159,955 56,229,974
1973 8,136,312 56,194,527
1972 8,122,300 56,086,065
1971 8,098,334 55,896,223
1970 8,042,801 55,663,250
1969 7,968,072 55,441,750
1968 7,912,273 55,211,700
1967 7,867,931 54,943,600
1966 7,807,797 54,648,500
1965 7,733,853 54,348,050
1964 7,661,354 54,000,000
1963 7,604,328 53,650,000
1962 7,561,588 53,250,000
1961 7,519,998 52,800,000
1960 7,484,656 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sweden increased by 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sweden gained 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Sweden
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sweden United Kingdom
2100 -0.03% -0.17%
2099 -0.04% -0.16%
2098 -0.01% -0.15%
2097 -0.01% -0.15%
2096 -0.03% -0.15%
2095 -0.02% -0.13%
2094 -0.02% -0.13%
2093 -0.02% -0.12%
2092 -0.01% -0.12%
2091 -0.02% -0.11%
2090 -0.03% -0.11%
2089 -0.02% -0.09%
2088 -0.03% -0.09%
2087 -0.06% -0.09%
2086 -0.04% -0.08%
2085 -0.04% -0.07%
2084 -0.03% -0.07%
2083 -0.05% -0.05%
2082 -0.01% -0.04%
2081 -0.02% -0.04%
2080 0.004% -0.04%
2079 0.02% -0.02%
2078 0.02% -0.02%
2077 0.03% -0.003%
2076 0.04% -0.02%
2075 0.03% -0.01%
2074 0.03% -0.01%
2073 0.03% 0.01%
2072 0.04% 0.01%
2071 0.03% 0.01%
2070 0.03% 0.009%
2069 0.01% 0.001%
2068 0.007% 0.01%
2067 -0% 0.009%
2066 0.006% 0.001%
2065 0.009% 0.004%
2064 0.001% -0%
2063 -0.005% 0.009%
2062 0.02% 0.003%
2061 0.01% -0.001%
2060 0.02% -0.001%
2059 0.03% 0.02%
2058 0.05% 0.03%
2057 0.05% 0.04%
2056 0.06% 0.05%
2055 0.07% 0.09%
2054 0.09% 0.1%
2053 0.12% 0.12%
2052 0.14% 0.14%
2051 0.17% 0.16%
2050 0.17% 0.17%
2049 0.19% 0.19%
2048 0.2% 0.21%
2047 0.2% 0.22%
2046 0.21% 0.24%
2045 0.22% 0.25%
2044 0.23% 0.27%
2043 0.23% 0.27%
2042 0.21% 0.28%
2041 0.22% 0.28%
2040 0.21% 0.29%
2039 0.2% 0.3%
2038 0.2% 0.3%
2037 0.21% 0.32%
2036 0.21% 0.34%
2035 0.21% 0.35%
2034 0.22% 0.38%
2033 0.23% 0.38%
2032 0.23% 0.4%
2031 0.26% 0.44%
2030 0.29% 0.45%
2029 0.33% 0.48%
2028 0.36% 0.51%
2027 0.39% 0.52%
2026 0.45% 0.57%
2025 0.49% 0.62%
2024 0.31% 1.07%
2023 0.47% 1.31%
2022 0.68% 0.93%
2021 0.6% 0.36%
2020 0.73% 0.17%
2019 1.02% 0.52%
2018 1.17% 0.49%
2017 1.36% 0.55%
2016 1.26% 0.8%
2015 1.06% 0.72%
2014 1% 0.75%
2013 0.85% 0.67%
2012 0.74% 0.71%
2011 0.76% 0.78%
2010 0.86% 0.79%
2009 0.86% 0.76%
2008 0.78% 0.79%
2007 0.74% 0.78%
2006 0.56% 0.74%
2005 0.4% 0.69%
2004 0.39% 0.57%
2003 0.37% 0.47%
2002 0.33% 0.42%
2001 0.27% 0.39%
2000 0.16% 0.36%
1999 0.08% 0.33%
1998 0.06% 0.29%
1997 0.06% 0.26%
1996 0.16% 0.25%
1995 0.53% 0.26%
1994 0.71% 0.25%
1993 0.58% 0.24%
1992 0.59% 0.27%
1991 0.68% 0.31%
1990 0.78% 0.3%
1989 0.67% 0.26%
1988 0.46% 0.22%
1987 0.33% 0.21%
1986 0.23% 0.23%
1985 0.17% 0.23%
1984 0.09% 0.16%
1983 0.05% 0.03%
1982 0.06% -0.04%
1981 0.12% 0.03%
1980 0.2% 0.12%
1979 0.22% 0.09%
1978 0.29% 0.005%
1977 0.36% -0.03%
1976 0.36% -0.02%
1975 0.4% -0.007%
1974 0.29% 0.06%
1973 0.17% 0.19%
1972 0.3% 0.34%
1971 0.69% 0.42%
1970 0.94% 0.4%
1969 0.71% 0.42%
1968 0.56% 0.49%
1967 0.77% 0.54%
1966 0.96% 0.55%
1965 0.95% 0.64%
1964 0.75% 0.65%
1963 0.57% 0.75%
1962 0.55% 0.85%
1961 0.47% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sweden grew by 0.31%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Sweden United Kingdom
Current population
10680056
70154914
Population rank 91/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.85%
One net population change
15.9 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
5.25 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
5.54 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +91 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +33,077 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.31% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 97/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +47,079 +389,911
Net migration rank 22/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,272,158 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 34/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 21.4% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 28/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sweden
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sweden United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 47,079 - 389,911
2024 - 50,115 - 417,114
2023 5,269 55,209 34,589 445,523
2022 10,487 58,955 39,751 487,029
2021 22,914 51,947 30,612 462,967
2020 14,495 37,302 -4,272 144,221
2019 25,697 72,619 108,342 232,727
2018 23,403 87,517 119,321 259,744
2017 24,138 102,671 145,125 272,311
2016 25,800 119,234 177,139 324,649
2015 23,518 80,534 175,738 347,839
2014 26,179 77,654 206,784 306,091
2013 23,041 66,760 198,830 237,272
2012 20,943 52,879 248,473 172,088
2011 21,733 46,049 259,361 228,773
2010 25,320 51,175 251,066 274,811
2009 21,387 63,638 230,422 249,639
2008 18,439 56,452 216,325 263,390
2007 15,552 54,907 196,232 309,385
2006 15,436 51,675 176,455 288,923
2005 9,030 27,030 144,963 308,279
2004 9,893 25,842 131,974 276,077
2003 6,271 29,161 89,471 211,846
2002 893 31,364 65,308 203,577
2001 -1,779 28,856 65,032 175,133
2000 -2,662 24,900 70,671 153,917
1999 -6,201 13,940 64,551 152,653
1998 -3,541 11,325 87,730 125,541
1997 -3,539 6,047 99,138 59,723
1996 1,768 5,773 98,884 54,964
1995 9,710 11,621 87,028 61,385
1994 20,196 51,545 127,304 45,339
1993 20,924 32,725 103,893 27,403
1992 28,605 20,507 149,709 17,846
1991 29,299 25,314 143,562 27,601
1990 29,100 35,668 154,569 57,132
1989 24,629 44,565 119,861 49,586
1988 15,186 30,064 136,628 13,952
1987 11,757 21,335 136,325 8,266
1986 9,206 15,211 90,690 41,836
1985 4,175 11,464 79,170 83,164
1984 3,335 8,668 84,633 71,107
1983 833 2,105 61,966 27,063
1982 1,665 2,524 56,314 -61,152
1981 1,664 3,209 73,234 -83,876
1980 5,818 10,040 95,734 -25,187
1979 4,976 13,895 61,872 11,255
1978 4,138 13,807 16,859 3,783
1977 7,426 23,528 0 -21,636
1976 8,222 20,324 -5,621 -19,135
1975 14,746 16,564 33,735 -40,241
1974 23,664 9,217 67,476 -65,710
1973 24,409 -9,551 112,389 -33,840
1972 28,428 -13,519 162,650 -1,406
1971 31,583 2,334 257,123 1,175
1970 30,563 47,242 244,918 -15,254
1969 23,904 48,824 260,577 -60,655
1968 30,858 8,545 292,622 -38,852
1967 41,700 11,075 346,145 -39,659
1966 45,286 24,920 333,356 -27,935
1965 44,857 32,444 364,132 -24,955
1964 45,968 23,581 405,000 -23,885
1963 35,741 11,009 337,995 8,271
1962 30,246 9,627 340,800 76,443
1961 30,832 14,401 311,519 52,295
1960 27,693 1,080 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/sweden/united-kingdom | CC BY

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 2,272,158 residents or 21.4% of the population were not native-born in Sweden, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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