Italy vs Sweden: Number of people living in the capital city
Italy
1.80 million people
in 2100
Sweden
1.85 million people
in 2100
Italy rank
91st
Sweden rank
90th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.85 million people against 1.80 million people in Italy, a difference of 46,450 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 90th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.38 million people | 1.47 million people | 905,105 people | Italy |
| 2030s | 2.35 million people | 1.60 million people | 756,720 people | Italy |
| 2040s | 2.31 million people | 1.67 million people | 643,745 people | Italy |
| 2050s | 2.25 million people | 1.73 million people | 515,040 people | Italy |
| 2060s | 2.13 million people | 1.78 million people | 352,535 people | Italy |
| 2070s | 2.01 million people | 1.80 million people | 211,395 people | Italy |
| 2080s | 1.93 million people | 1.81 million people | 119,010 people | Italy |
| 2090s | 1.86 million people | 1.83 million people | 26,565 people | Italy |
| 2100s | 1.80 million people | 1.85 million people | 46,450 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.85 million people against 1.80 million people in Italy as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Italy and Sweden?
- 46,450 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Italy ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 90th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.