Greece vs Sweden: Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants
Greece
4.2
in 2022
Sweden
4.6
in 2022
Greece rank
22nd
Sweden rank
20th
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.6 against 4.2 in Greece, a difference of 0.4.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.48 | 7.09 | 1.39 | Greece |
| 1970s | 7.83 | 5.01 | 2.82 | Greece |
| 1980s | 6.31 | 5.43 | 0.88 | Greece |
| 1990s | 5.42 | 4.02 | 1.4 | Greece |
| 2000s | 5.11 | 4.72 | 0.3889 | Greece |
| 2010s | 4.73 | 5.21 | 0.48 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 3.97 | 0.3 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.6 against 4.2 in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.4, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants?
- Greece ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.