Sweden vs. Denmark
Demographics
| Sweden | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,261,767 (July 2021 est.) | 5,894,687 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.71% (male 928,413/female 878,028) 15-24 years: 10.8% (male 569,082/female 532,492) 25-54 years: 39.01% (male 2,016,991/female 1,962,617) 55-64 years: 11.9% (male 610,521/female 603,795) 65 years and over: 20.59% (male 974,410/female 1,126,142) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 16.42% (male 494,806/female 469,005) 15-24 years: 12.33% (male 370,557/female 352,977) 25-54 years: 38.71% (male 1,149,991/female 1,122,016) 55-64 years: 12.63% (male 370,338/female 371,149) 65 years and over: 19.91% (male 538,096/female 630,475) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.1 years male: 40.1 years female: 42.1 years (2020 est.) | total: 42 years male: 40.9 years female: 43.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.74% (2021 est.) | 0.44% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.93 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 11.17 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 2.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 3.09 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 82.6 years male: 80.61 years female: 84.7 years (2021 est.) | total population: 81.45 years male: 79.52 years female: 83.51 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.86 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.77 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2016 est.) | 0.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Swede(s) adjective: Swedish | noun: Dane(s) adjective: Danish |
| Ethnic groups | Swedish 80.3%, Syrian 1.9%, Iraqi 1.4%, Finnish 1.4%, other 15% (2020 est.)note: data represent the population by country of birth; the indigenous Sami people are estimated to number between 20,000 and 40,000 | Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 86.3%, Turkish 1.1%, other 12.6% (largest groups are Polish, Syrian, German, Iraqi, and Romanian) (2018 est.) note: data represent population by ancestry |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 11,000 (2016 est.) | 6,700 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Church of Sweden (Lutheran) 57.6%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 8.9%, none or unspecified 33.5% (2019 est.) note: estimates reflect registered members of faith communities eligible for state funding (not all religions are state-funded and not all people who identify with a particular religion are registered members) and the Church of Sweden | Evangelical Lutheran (official) 74.7%, Muslim 5.5%, other/none/unspecified (denominations of less than 1% each in descending order of size include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, Buddhist, Mormon, Pentecostal, and nondenominational Christian) 19.8% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Languages | Swedish (official) major-language sample(s): The World Factbook, den obestridliga källan för grundläggande information. (Swedish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. note: Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish, and Meankieli are official minority languages | Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); note - English is the predominant second language major-language sample(s): Verdens Faktabog, den uundværlig kilde til grundlæggende oplysninger. (Danish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 20 years male: 19 years female: 21 years (2018) | total: 18 years male: 19 years female: 19 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 7.6% of GDP (2017) | 7.8% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 88.2% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 88.2% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.657 million STOCKHOLM (capital) (2021) | 1.359 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 10.9% (2018) | 10.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2016) | 4.01 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.6 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 20.6% (2016) | 19.7% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.5 years (2019 est.) | 29.7 years (2019 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 61.2 youth dependency ratio: 28.4 elderly dependency ratio: 32.8 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 57.3 youth dependency ratio: 25.6 elderly dependency ratio: 31.7 potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
