Norway vs Sweden: Population, male
Norway
50.4%
in 2025
Sweden
50.4%
in 2025
Norway rank
52nd
Sweden rank
53rd
Population, male over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 50.4% against 50.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.8% | 49.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 49.7% | 49.8% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 50.4% against 50.4% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Norway 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, male?
- Norway ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% 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
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.