Norway vs Sweden: Population, female
Norway
49.6%
in 2025
Sweden
49.6%
in 2025
Norway rank
167th
Sweden rank
166th
Population, female over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 49.6% against 49.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 166th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 50.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 50.6% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 50.6% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 50.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 50.0% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 49.7% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 49.6% against 49.6% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for population, female?
- Norway ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 166th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.