Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Population, female
Papua New Guinea
5.23 million
in 2025
Sweden
5.26 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd
Sweden rank
91st
Population, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.26 million against 5.23 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 25,400.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 91st of 217 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 million | 3.86 million | 2.82 million | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.31 million | 4.11 million | 2.80 million | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.63 million | 4.23 million | 2.60 million | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.18 million | 4.43 million | 2.25 million | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.09 million | 4.56 million | 1.47 million | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.16 million | 4.89 million | 735,928 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.99 million | 5.21 million | 217,717 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.26 million against 5.23 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 25,400, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for population, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 91st of 217 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
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.