Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Population, male
Papua New Guinea
5.53 million
in 2025
Sweden
5.34 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
87th
Sweden rank
90th
Population, male over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.53 million against 5.34 million in Sweden, a difference of 191,590.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 90th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 million | 3.85 million | 2.68 million | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.47 million | 4.07 million | 2.60 million | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.82 million | 4.13 million | 2.31 million | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.40 million | 4.33 million | 1.92 million | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.35 million | 4.48 million | 1.13 million | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.47 million | 4.90 million | 423,039 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.30 million | 5.28 million | 17,980 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.53 million against 5.34 million in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 191,590, with Papua New Guinea 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, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 90th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. 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 based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.