Portugal vs Sweden: Population, total

Portugal

10.80 million

in 2025

Sweden

10.60 million

in 2025

Portugal rank

89th

Sweden rank

92nd

Population, total over time

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10.80 million against 10.60 million in Sweden, a difference of 208,300.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Globally, Portugal ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 92nd of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population, total in Portugal
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.