Norway vs. Sweden
Demographics
| Norway | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,509,591 (July 2021 est.) | 10,261,767 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.96% (male 503,013/female 478,901) 15-24 years: 12.02% (male 336,597/female 320,720) 25-54 years: 40.75% (male 1,150,762/female 1,077,357) 55-64 years: 11.84% (male 328,865/female 318,398) 65 years and over: 17.43% (male 442,232/female 510,594) (2020 est.) | 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.) |
| Median age | total: 39.5 years male: 38.8 years female: 40.2 years (2020 est.) | total: 41.1 years male: 40.1 years female: 42.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.8% (2021 est.) | 0.74% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 12.09 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 11.93 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.01 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 9.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | 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.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 2.34 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 1.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | 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.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 82.35 years male: 80.21 years female: 84.6 years (2021 est.) | total population: 82.6 years male: 80.61 years female: 84.7 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.84 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.86 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2018 est.) | 0.2% (2016 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Norwegian(s) adjective: Norwegian | noun: Swede(s) adjective: Swedish |
| Ethnic groups | Norwegian 83.2% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.3%, other 8.5% (2017 est.) | 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 |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 5,800 (2018 est.) | 11,000 (2016 est.) |
| Religions | Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 68.1%, Muslim 3.4%, Roman Catholic 3.1%, other Christian 3.8%, other 9.6%, unspecified 15.4% (2020 est.) | 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 |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | NA |
| Languages | Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami has three dialects: Lule, North Sami, and South Sami; Sami is an official language in nine municipalities in Norway's three northernmost counties: Finnmark, Nordland, and Troms major-language sample(s): Verdens Faktabok, den essensielle kilden for grunnleggende informasjon. (Norwegian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | 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 |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 18 years male: 18 years female: 19 years (2018) | total: 20 years male: 19 years female: 21 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 7.9% of GDP (2017) | 7.6% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 83.3% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | urban population: 88.2% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.89% 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 | 1.056 million OSLO (capital) (2021) | 1.657 million STOCKHOLM (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 10.1% (2018) | 10.9% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.92 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 23.1% (2016) | 20.6% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.7 years (2019 est.) note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births | 29.5 years (2019 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 53.3 youth dependency ratio: 26.5 elderly dependency ratio: 26.9 potential support ratio: 3.7 (2020 est.) note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | total dependency ratio: 61.2 youth dependency ratio: 28.4 elderly dependency ratio: 32.8 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
