Israel vs Sweden: Population, total
Israel
10.12 million
in 2025
Sweden
10.60 million
in 2025
Israel rank
95th
Sweden rank
92nd
Population, total over time
- Israel
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 10.60 million against 10.12 million in Israel, a difference of 473,800.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 92nd of 218 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 million | 7.71 million | 5.21 million | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.39 million | 8.18 million | 4.79 million | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4.20 million | 8.37 million | 4.17 million | Sweden |
| 1990s | 5.46 million | 8.76 million | 3.30 million | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.88 million | 9.04 million | 2.17 million | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.32 million | 9.79 million | 1.47 million | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.69 million | 10.49 million | 806,833 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Israel or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 10.60 million against 10.12 million in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Israel and Sweden?
- 473,800, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for population, total?
- Israel ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 92nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.