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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sweden was 10,569,709 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sweden's population is 10,680,056 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 2.68 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Sweden is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.13% for Sweden vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Sweden has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sweden has increased from 9.08M people to 10.7M (17.6% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Sweden vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sweden Venezuela
2100 11,357,586 28,408,393
2099 11,361,443 28,554,225
2098 11,365,725 28,705,786
2097 11,366,889 28,850,257
2096 11,368,572 28,995,972
2095 11,371,525 29,132,759
2094 11,374,169 29,262,925
2093 11,376,054 29,392,244
2092 11,378,099 29,508,795
2091 11,379,549 29,621,832
2090 11,381,475 29,732,297
2089 11,384,408 29,838,428
2088 11,387,073 29,934,468
2087 11,390,874 30,028,670
2086 11,398,223 30,118,600
2085 11,403,279 30,199,220
2084 11,408,050 30,274,712
2083 11,411,588 30,346,195
2082 11,416,796 30,416,426
2081 11,418,438 30,482,094
2080 11,420,629 30,547,260
2079 11,420,158 30,610,834
2078 11,418,032 30,672,514
2077 11,415,948 30,728,816
2076 11,412,112 30,777,988
2075 11,407,978 30,827,559
2074 11,404,682 30,866,891
2073 11,401,754 30,911,390
2072 11,398,056 30,954,923
2071 11,393,134 30,997,109
2070 11,389,416 31,037,381
2069 11,385,560 31,075,808
2068 11,384,165 31,109,149
2067 11,383,331 31,145,122
2066 11,383,335 31,175,867
2065 11,382,611 31,200,466
2064 11,381,643 31,215,062
2063 11,381,489 31,230,451
2062 11,382,109 31,243,713
2061 11,379,849 31,253,501
2060 11,378,661 31,262,578
2059 11,376,317 31,270,532
2058 11,372,527 31,271,671
2057 11,367,109 31,274,675
2056 11,361,843 31,266,571
2055 11,354,884 31,250,513
2054 11,347,343 31,236,686
2053 11,336,678 31,220,143
2052 11,322,876 31,192,608
2051 11,306,983 31,172,098
2050 11,287,973 31,137,475
2049 11,268,461 31,102,109
2048 11,247,615 31,060,623
2047 11,225,655 31,007,458
2046 11,202,749 30,958,617
2045 11,178,920 30,903,304
2044 11,153,887 30,843,044
2043 11,128,417 30,774,770
2042 11,102,505 30,692,483
2041 11,078,898 30,605,785
2040 11,054,498 30,502,599
2039 11,031,322 30,387,061
2038 11,008,943 30,266,220
2037 10,987,323 30,143,030
2036 10,964,438 30,012,966
2035 10,941,953 29,868,832
2034 10,919,289 29,716,052
2033 10,895,104 29,572,150
2032 10,869,796 29,426,362
2031 10,844,434 29,278,011
2030 10,815,888 29,137,930
2029 10,784,274 29,002,751
2028 10,749,191 28,878,872
2027 10,710,226 28,749,068
2026 10,668,870 28,628,678
2025 10,621,495 28,514,989
2024 10,569,709 28,405,543
2023 10,536,632 28,300,854
2022 10,486,941 28,213,017
2021 10,415,811 28,237,826
2020 10,353,442 28,444,077
2019 10,278,887 28,938,098
2018 10,175,214 29,807,592
2017 10,057,698 30,565,323
2016 9,923,085 30,765,720
2015 9,799,186 30,573,972
2014 9,696,110 30,254,079
2013 9,600,379 29,912,198
2012 9,519,374 29,553,826
2011 9,449,213 29,185,212
2010 9,378,126 28,813,101
2009 9,298,515 28,438,298
2008 9,219,637 28,053,696
2007 9,148,092 27,649,363
2006 9,080,505 27,224,686
2005 9,029,572 26,785,804
2004 8,993,531 26,340,838
2003 8,958,229 25,892,703
2002 8,924,958 25,435,671
2001 8,895,960 24,979,922
2000 8,872,109 24,526,708
1999 8,857,874 24,066,593
1998 8,850,974 23,601,337
1997 8,846,062 23,131,685
1996 8,840,998 22,662,113
1995 8,826,939 22,193,821
1994 8,780,745 21,725,188
1993 8,718,561 21,254,520
1992 8,668,067 20,780,948
1991 8,617,375 20,304,896
1990 8,558,835 19,827,010
1989 8,492,964 19,348,921
1988 8,436,489 18,871,020
1987 8,397,804 18,394,963
1986 8,369,829 17,923,536
1985 8,350,386 17,461,434
1984 8,336,605 17,008,841
1983 8,329,033 16,562,205
1982 8,325,263 16,121,874
1981 8,320,503 15,687,297
1980 8,310,531 15,258,218
1979 8,293,678 14,834,552
1978 8,275,599 14,416,684
1977 8,251,540 14,006,812
1976 8,222,286 13,606,284
1975 8,192,437 13,215,892
1974 8,159,955 12,835,351
1973 8,136,312 12,463,537
1972 8,122,300 12,099,180
1971 8,098,334 11,741,008
1970 8,042,801 11,387,790
1969 7,968,072 11,040,280
1968 7,912,273 10,697,530
1967 7,867,931 10,358,513
1966 7,807,797 10,024,854
1965 7,733,853 9,697,790
1964 7,661,354 9,377,712
1963 7,604,328 9,064,021
1962 7,561,588 8,756,870
1961 7,519,998 8,455,915
1960 7,484,656 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sweden increased by 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sweden gained 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sweden Venezuela
2100 -0.03% -0.51%
2099 -0.04% -0.53%
2098 -0.01% -0.5%
2097 -0.01% -0.5%
2096 -0.03% -0.47%
2095 -0.02% -0.44%
2094 -0.02% -0.44%
2093 -0.02% -0.39%
2092 -0.01% -0.38%
2091 -0.02% -0.37%
2090 -0.03% -0.36%
2089 -0.02% -0.32%
2088 -0.03% -0.31%
2087 -0.06% -0.3%
2086 -0.04% -0.27%
2085 -0.04% -0.25%
2084 -0.03% -0.24%
2083 -0.05% -0.23%
2082 -0.01% -0.22%
2081 -0.02% -0.21%
2080 0.004% -0.21%
2079 0.02% -0.2%
2078 0.02% -0.18%
2077 0.03% -0.16%
2076 0.04% -0.16%
2075 0.03% -0.13%
2074 0.03% -0.14%
2073 0.03% -0.14%
2072 0.04% -0.14%
2071 0.03% -0.13%
2070 0.03% -0.12%
2069 0.01% -0.11%
2068 0.007% -0.12%
2067 -0% -0.1%
2066 0.006% -0.08%
2065 0.009% -0.05%
2064 0.001% -0.05%
2063 -0.005% -0.04%
2062 0.02% -0.03%
2061 0.01% -0.03%
2060 0.02% -0.03%
2059 0.03% -0.004%
2058 0.05% -0.01%
2057 0.05% 0.03%
2056 0.06% 0.05%
2055 0.07% 0.04%
2054 0.09% 0.05%
2053 0.12% 0.09%
2052 0.14% 0.07%
2051 0.17% 0.11%
2050 0.17% 0.11%
2049 0.19% 0.13%
2048 0.2% 0.17%
2047 0.2% 0.16%
2046 0.21% 0.18%
2045 0.22% 0.2%
2044 0.23% 0.22%
2043 0.23% 0.27%
2042 0.21% 0.28%
2041 0.22% 0.34%
2040 0.21% 0.38%
2039 0.2% 0.4%
2038 0.2% 0.41%
2037 0.21% 0.43%
2036 0.21% 0.48%
2035 0.21% 0.51%
2034 0.22% 0.49%
2033 0.23% 0.5%
2032 0.23% 0.51%
2031 0.26% 0.48%
2030 0.29% 0.47%
2029 0.33% 0.43%
2028 0.36% 0.45%
2027 0.39% 0.42%
2026 0.45% 0.4%
2025 0.49% 0.39%
2024 0.31% 0.37%
2023 0.47% 0.31%
2022 0.68% -0.09%
2021 0.6% -0.73%
2020 0.73% -1.71%
2019 1.02% -2.92%
2018 1.17% -2.48%
2017 1.36% -0.65%
2016 1.26% 0.63%
2015 1.06% 1.06%
2014 1% 1.14%
2013 0.85% 1.21%
2012 0.74% 1.26%
2011 0.76% 1.29%
2010 0.86% 1.32%
2009 0.86% 1.37%
2008 0.78% 1.46%
2007 0.74% 1.56%
2006 0.56% 1.64%
2005 0.4% 1.69%
2004 0.39% 1.73%
2003 0.37% 1.8%
2002 0.33% 1.82%
2001 0.27% 1.85%
2000 0.16% 1.91%
1999 0.08% 1.97%
1998 0.06% 2.03%
1997 0.06% 2.07%
1996 0.16% 2.11%
1995 0.53% 2.16%
1994 0.71% 2.21%
1993 0.58% 2.28%
1992 0.59% 2.34%
1991 0.68% 2.41%
1990 0.78% 2.47%
1989 0.67% 2.53%
1988 0.46% 2.59%
1987 0.33% 2.63%
1986 0.23% 2.65%
1985 0.17% 2.66%
1984 0.09% 2.7%
1983 0.05% 2.73%
1982 0.06% 2.77%
1981 0.12% 2.81%
1980 0.2% 2.86%
1979 0.22% 2.9%
1978 0.29% 2.93%
1977 0.36% 2.94%
1976 0.36% 2.95%
1975 0.4% 2.96%
1974 0.29% 2.98%
1973 0.17% 3.01%
1972 0.3% 3.05%
1971 0.69% 3.1%
1970 0.94% 3.15%
1969 0.71% 3.2%
1968 0.56% 3.27%
1967 0.77% 3.33%
1966 0.96% 3.37%
1965 0.95% 3.41%
1964 0.75% 3.46%
1963 0.57% 3.51%
1962 0.55% 3.56%
1961 0.47% 3.63%

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/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sweden grew by 0.31%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Sweden Venezuela
Current population
10680056
28661242
Population rank 91/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.35%
One net population change
15.9 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
5.25 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
5.54 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +91 +287
Annual growth/decline +33,077 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +0.31% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 143/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +47,079 -100,467
Net migration rank 22/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 2,272,158 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 34/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 21.4% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 28/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sweden
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sweden Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 47,079 - -100,467
2024 - 50,115 - -105,297
2023 5,269 55,209 213,020 -112,899
2022 10,487 58,955 216,619 -141,107
2021 22,914 51,947 207,746 -332,936
2020 14,495 37,302 237,223 -524,649
2019 25,697 72,619 274,826 -975,534
2018 23,403 87,517 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 24,138 102,671 340,222 -817,376
2016 25,800 119,234 359,651 -283,270
2015 23,518 80,534 384,560 -77,417
2014 26,179 77,654 395,088 -62,437
2013 23,041 66,760 408,930 -57,818
2012 20,943 52,879 420,758 -55,131
2011 21,733 46,049 425,958 -54,384
2010 25,320 51,175 425,397 -52,781
2009 21,387 63,638 427,257 -50,286
2008 18,439 56,452 435,870 -43,636
2007 15,552 54,907 452,482 -36,060
2006 15,436 51,675 460,152 -27,240
2005 9,030 27,030 463,260 -18,407
2004 9,893 25,842 455,881 -10,798
2003 6,271 29,161 456,902 -5,729
2002 893 31,364 466,821 -3,944
2001 -1,779 28,856 451,487 -2,856
2000 -2,662 24,900 459,802 -1,999
1999 -6,201 13,940 463,787 -1,376
1998 -3,541 11,325 469,123 -1,010
1997 -3,539 6,047 472,002 -816
1996 1,768 5,773 468,653 -708
1995 9,710 11,621 469,267 -622
1994 20,196 51,545 469,178 -559
1993 20,924 32,725 473,189 -477
1992 28,605 20,507 474,824 -381
1991 29,299 25,314 477,917 -236
1990 29,100 35,668 478,168 -69
1989 24,629 44,565 478,053 32
1988 15,186 30,064 477,569 137
1987 11,757 21,335 474,204 182
1986 9,206 15,211 468,252 201
1985 4,175 11,464 455,517 237
1984 3,335 8,668 449,186 247
1983 833 2,105 443,569 260
1982 1,665 2,524 436,564 260
1981 1,664 3,209 432,059 251
1980 5,818 10,040 425,613 237
1979 4,976 13,895 421,256 228
1978 4,138 13,807 414,032 205
1977 7,426 23,528 405,315 196
1976 8,222 20,324 395,344 190
1975 14,746 16,564 385,045 186
1974 23,664 9,217 375,678 173
1973 24,409 -9,551 367,612 171
1972 28,428 -13,519 360,749 173
1971 31,583 2,334 355,212 215
1970 30,563 47,242 350,709 305
1969 23,904 48,824 343,596 403
1968 30,858 8,545 340,973 532
1967 41,700 11,075 335,813 717
1966 45,286 24,920 329,697 1,087
1965 44,857 32,444 321,695 1,656
1964 45,968 23,581 314,397 2,410
1963 35,741 11,009 307,279 3,296
1962 30,246 9,627 299,345 4,386
1961 30,832 14,401 292,109 6,069
1960 27,693 1,080 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/sweden/venezuela | 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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 2,272,158 residents or 21.4% of the population were not native-born in Sweden, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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