Greece vs Sweden: Population, female

Greece
5.37 million
in 2025
Sweden
5.26 million
in 2025
Greece rank
90th
Sweden rank
91st

Population, female over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 5.37 million against 5.26 million in Sweden, a difference of 109,870.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 90th and Sweden ranks 91st of 215 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 4.37 million 3.86 million 509,682 Greece
1970s 4.64 million 4.11 million 535,458 Greece
1980s 5.03 million 4.23 million 798,262 Greece
1990s 5.34 million 4.43 million 911,622 Greece
2000s 5.57 million 4.56 million 1.01 million Greece
2010s 5.61 million 4.89 million 717,037 Greece
2020s 5.41 million 5.21 million 197,470 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Greece or Sweden?
Greece, at 5.37 million against 5.26 million in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Greece and Sweden?
109,870, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for population, female?
Greece ranks 90th and Sweden ranks 91st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.