Greece vs Sweden: Population, total

Greece

10.41 million

in 2025

Sweden

10.60 million

in 2025

Greece rank

93rd

Sweden rank

92nd

Population, total over time

Greece
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 10.60 million against 10.41 million in Greece, a difference of 182,600.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Globally, Greece ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 92nd of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population, total in Greece
Population, total in Sweden
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.