Portugal vs Sweden
Portugal has about the same population as Sweden: 10,804,871 vs 10,596,620, a gap of 208,251. Portugal is growing faster (+1.03% vs +0.25% a year), adding about 110,756 people a year against +26,945. Portugal is the older society: 24.9% aged 65+ against 20.9% in Sweden, while Sweden has more children (16.7% under 15 vs 12.7%). Portugal is 4.5× as densely populated (115.5 vs 25.9 people per km²). People in Sweden live 1.7 years longer on average (84.1 vs 82.4). GDP per capita is 2.0× higher in Sweden ($63,133 vs $32,082).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Portugal) and 2025 (Sweden); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Portugal vs Sweden — side by side
 Portugal |  Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,804,8712025 | 10,596,6202025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.03%2025 | +0.25%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 7.92024 | 9.32024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 11.12024 | 8.62024 |
| Children per woman | 1.412024 | 1.432024 |
| Life expectancy | 82.4 yrs2024 | 84.1 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 12.7%2025 | 16.7%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 24.9%2025 | 20.9%2025 |
| Density | 115.5 /km²2023 | 25.9 /km²2023 |
| Area | 92,230 km²2023 | 528,660 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 61.5%2025 | 89.1%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +16,4722025 | +47,0792025 |
| GDP per capita | $32,0822025 | $63,1332025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #89 | #92 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.13% | 0.13% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Portugal: 1.2× from 1960 to 2025; Sweden: 1.4× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Sweden: Sweden vs Portugal, Sweden vs Tajikistan, Sweden vs Papua New Guinea, Sweden vs Greece, Sweden vs Azerbaijan, Sweden vs Israel, Sweden vs Norway.
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