China vs Sweden
China vs Sweden: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 78 years in China and 83.3 years in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 5.3 years, or 1.07 times that in China.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, China ranked 73 and Sweden ranked 19 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 89.8 years and Sweden at 92.2 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | China | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 78 | 83.3 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 78.2 | 83.1 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 78.1 | 83 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 78 | 82.4 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 77.9 | 83.1 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 77.7 | 82.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 77.2 | 82.4 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 77.2 | 82.3 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 77 | 82.2 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 76.7 | 82.2 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 76.5 | 81.9 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 76.2 | 81.7 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 75.9 | 81.8 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 75.7 | 81.5 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 75.3 | 81.4 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 74.8 | 81.1 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 74.8 | 81 | 69 |
| 2006 | 74.4 | 80.8 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 74.1 | 80.6 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 73.7 | 80.6 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 73.4 | 80.2 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 73 | 79.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 72.7 | 79.8 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 72.3 | 79.7 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 72 | 79.5 | 66 |
| 1998 | 71.6 | 79.4 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 71.2 | 79.3 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 70.8 | 79 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 70.4 | 78.8 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 69.8 | 78.8 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 69.5 | 78.1 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 69.1 | 78.1 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 68.6 | 77.7 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 68.2 | 77.6 | 64 |
| 1989 | 67.9 | 77.7 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 67.6 | 77 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 67.3 | 77.1 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 66.9 | 77 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 66.5 | 76.7 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 66.2 | 76.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 65.7 | 76.6 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 65.3 | 76.4 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 64.8 | 76 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 64.2 | 75.7 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 63.7 | 75.5 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 63.1 | 75.5 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 62.5 | 75.4 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 61.2 | 75 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 61 | 75 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 60.2 | 75 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 59.5 | 74.9 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 58.6 | 74.7 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 57.7 | 74.6 | 56 |
| 1970 | 56.8 | 74.7 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 56 | 74.1 | 56 |
| 1968 | 55.2 | 74 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 54.4 | 74.2 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 53.7 | 74.1 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 53 | 73.9 | 54 |
| 1964 | 52.3 | 73.7 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 51.7 | 73.5 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 51 | 73.4 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 40.2 | 73.5 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 33.4 | 73 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 40.2 | 73.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 48.8 | 73.2 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 48.4 | 72.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 47.8 | 72.7 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 47.2 | 72.6 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 46.8 | 72.4 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 45.9 | 71.9 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 45.3 | 71.9 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 44.6 | 71.4 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 43.8 | 71.1 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 41 | 70.8 | – |
| 1948 | – | 70.7 | – |
| 1947 | – | 69.5 | – |
| 1946 | – | 69.5 | – |
| 1945 | – | 68.3 | – |
| 1944 | – | 67.7 | – |
| 1943 | – | 68.7 | – |
| 1942 | 37 | 69 | – |
| 1941 | – | 67 | – |
| 1940 | – | 66.7 | – |
| 1939 | – | 66.4 | – |
| 1938 | – | 65.5 | – |
| 1937 | – | 64.6 | – |
| 1936 | 35 | 64.6 | – |
| 1935 | – | 64.9 | – |
| 1934 | 34 | 65 | – |
| 1933 | – | 64.8 | – |
| 1932 | – | 63.9 | – |
| 1931 | – | 62.7 | – |
| 1930 | 32 | 63.2 | – |
| 1929 | – | 62.3 | – |
| 1928 | – | 62.2 | – |
| 1927 | – | 61.6 | – |
| 1926 | – | 62.7 | – |
| 1925 | – | 62.5 | – |
| 1924 | – | 61.9 | – |
| 1923 | – | 62.9 | – |
| 1922 | – | 61.1 | – |
| 1921 | – | 61 | – |
| 1920 | – | 58.9 | – |
| 1919 | – | 56.4 | – |
| 1918 | – | 49.7 | – |
| 1917 | – | 58.8 | – |
| 1916 | – | 58.1 | – |
| 1915 | – | 57.1 | – |
| 1914 | – | 58.2 | – |
| 1913 | – | 58.6 | – |
| 1912 | – | 57.7 | – |
| 1911 | – | 58 | – |
| 1910 | – | 57.7 | – |
| 1909 | – | 58.3 | – |
| 1908 | – | 56.3 | – |
| 1907 | – | 56.9 | – |
| 1906 | – | 56.6 | – |
| 1905 | – | 54.4 | – |
| 1904 | – | 55.3 | – |
| 1903 | – | 55 | – |
| 1902 | – | 54.7 | – |
| 1901 | – | 52.9 | – |
| 1900 | – | 52.2 | – |
| 1899 | – | 50.9 | – |
| 1898 | – | 54.6 | – |
| 1897 | – | 54 | – |
| 1896 | – | 53.3 | – |
| 1895 | – | 54 | – |
| 1894 | – | 51.9 | – |
| 1893 | – | 51.2 | – |
| 1892 | – | 50.5 | – |
| 1891 | – | 51 | – |
| 1890 | – | 50.4 | – |
| 1889 | – | 52.2 | – |
| 1888 | – | 52.3 | – |
| 1887 | – | 51.4 | – |
| 1886 | – | 50.5 | – |
| 1885 | – | 48.8 | – |
| 1884 | – | 49 | – |
| 1883 | – | 48.8 | – |
| 1882 | – | 48.4 | – |
| 1881 | – | 48.4 | – |
| 1880 | – | 47.7 | – |
| 1879 | – | 49 | – |
| 1878 | – | 46.8 | – |
| 1877 | – | 46.1 | – |
| 1876 | – | 44.8 | – |
| 1875 | – | 44.5 | – |
| 1874 | – | 44.2 | – |
| 1873 | – | 48.6 | – |
| 1872 | – | 49.9 | – |
| 1871 | – | 48.9 | – |
| 1870 | – | 45 | – |
| 1869 | – | 41 | – |
| 1868 | – | 43.3 | – |
| 1867 | – | 46.3 | – |
| 1866 | – | 44.8 | – |
| 1865 | – | 45.5 | – |
| 1864 | – | 44.8 | – |
| 1863 | – | 45.5 | – |
| 1862 | – | 42.7 | – |
| 1861 | – | 47.2 | – |
| 1860 | – | 48.5 | – |
| 1859 | – | 44.3 | – |
| 1858 | – | 42 | – |
| 1857 | – | 34.6 | – |
| 1856 | – | 42.1 | – |
| 1855 | – | 43.1 | – |
| 1854 | – | 44.5 | – |
| 1853 | – | 40 | – |
| 1852 | – | 41.4 | – |
| 1851 | – | 43.6 | – |
| 1850 | – | 44.7 | – |
| 1849 | – | 44.5 | – |
| 1848 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1847 | – | 40.1 | – |
| 1846 | – | 42 | – |
| 1845 | – | 46 | – |
| 1844 | – | 44 | – |
| 1843 | – | 42.8 | – |
| 1842 | – | 42.8 | – |
| 1841 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1840 | – | 44 | – |
| 1839 | – | 39.9 | – |
| 1838 | – | 40 | – |
| 1837 | – | 39.6 | – |
| 1836 | – | 45.2 | – |
| 1835 | – | 47.2 | – |
| 1834 | – | 38.6 | – |
| 1833 | – | 42.5 | – |
| 1832 | – | 40.9 | – |
| 1831 | – | 39 | – |
| 1830 | – | 41 | – |
| 1829 | – | 36.2 | – |
| 1828 | – | 37.8 | – |
| 1827 | – | 42.7 | – |
| 1826 | – | 43.1 | – |
| 1825 | – | 45.3 | – |
| 1824 | – | 45 | – |
| 1823 | – | 45.2 | – |
| 1822 | – | 42.8 | – |
| 1821 | – | 38.2 | – |
| 1820 | – | 40.2 | – |
| 1819 | – | 37 | – |
| 1818 | – | 40 | – |
| 1817 | – | 40.3 | – |
| 1816 | – | 41.8 | – |
| 1815 | – | 40.5 | – |
| 1814 | – | 38.6 | – |
| 1813 | – | 36.5 | – |
| 1812 | – | 35.1 | – |
| 1811 | – | 34.6 | – |
| 1810 | – | 32 | – |
| 1809 | – | 26.9 | – |
| 1808 | – | 30.2 | – |
| 1807 | – | 38.8 | – |
| 1806 | – | 36.2 | – |
| 1805 | – | 41.1 | – |
| 1804 | – | 39.7 | – |
| 1803 | – | 40.2 | – |
| 1802 | – | 40.2 | – |
| 1801 | – | 36.9 | – |
| 1800 | – | 32.2 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | China | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7876.6–79.4 | 83.482.6–84.3 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 78.476.6–80.1 | 83.682.3–84.8 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 7977–80.9 | 83.782.2–85.3 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 79.276.9–81.3 | 83.982.1–85.6 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 79.476.9–81.7 | 8482.1–85.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 79.676.8–82 | 84.282.1–86.2 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 79.876.8–82.5 | 84.382.2–86.5 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 8076.7–82.6 | 84.482.2–86.8 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 80.277–83 | 84.582.1–87.1 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 80.476.8–83.5 | 84.782.2–87.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 80.677.1–83.8 | 84.882.2–87.7 | 75 |
| 2035 | 80.877.1–84 | 84.982.1–88 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 8177.1–84.3 | 85.182.1–88.1 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 81.277.1–84.7 | 85.282.3–88.4 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 81.477.2–84.9 | 85.382.4–88.7 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 81.577.2–85.2 | 85.482.3–88.9 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 81.777.4–85.4 | 85.682.4–89.2 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 81.977.2–85.6 | 85.782.4–89.4 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 82.177.4–85.8 | 85.882.5–89.6 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 82.277.4–86.2 | 85.982.5–89.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 82.477.5–86.3 | 86.182.5–90.1 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 82.677.7–86.5 | 86.282.5–90.3 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 82.777.7–86.8 | 86.382.6–90.6 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 82.977.9–86.9 | 86.482.7–90.8 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 83.177.7–87.1 | 86.582.6–90.9 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 83.277.9–87.3 | 86.782.7–91.1 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 83.477.9–87.5 | 86.882.6–91.2 | 77 |
| 2051 | 83.577.9–87.7 | 86.982.6–91.5 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 83.778.2–88 | 8782.8–91.8 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 83.878.2–88.4 | 87.182.8–91.9 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 8478.4–88.4 | 87.282.9–92.1 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 84.178.4–88.7 | 87.382.8–92.2 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 84.378.8–89.1 | 87.482.9–92.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 84.578.8–89.4 | 87.583–92.5 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 84.679.1–89.6 | 87.783.1–92.6 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 84.779–89.6 | 87.883.3–92.9 | 78 |
| 2060 | 84.979.2–89.9 | 87.983.2–93.1 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 8579.4–90 | 8883.2–93.3 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 85.279.4–90.2 | 88.183–93.5 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 85.379.4–90.4 | 88.283.1–93.5 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 85.579.7–90.5 | 88.383.2–93.8 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 85.680–90.9 | 88.483.3–94.1 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 85.779.9–91.1 | 88.583.2–94 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 85.980.1–91.2 | 88.683.2–94.2 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 8680.1–91.5 | 88.883.2–94.3 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 86.180.2–91.6 | 88.983.2–94.4 | 79 |
| 2070 | 86.380.4–91.7 | 8983.3–94.7 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 86.480.4–91.9 | 89.183.3–94.9 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 86.580.5–92.2 | 89.283.4–95 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 86.680.8–92.4 | 89.383.5–95.1 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 86.881.1–92.7 | 89.483.7–95.3 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 86.981.1–92.9 | 89.683.7–95.5 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 8781.1–93.1 | 89.783.8–95.9 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 87.181.2–93.2 | 89.883.9–95.9 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 87.381.5–93.5 | 89.983.9–96.1 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 87.481.4–93.6 | 9084–96.3 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 87.581.5–93.8 | 90.184.1–96.6 | 80 |
| 2081 | 87.681.7–93.8 | 90.284.2–96.6 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 87.781.9–94.1 | 90.384.1–96.8 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 87.881.9–94.1 | 90.484.2–96.9 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 8882.2–94.2 | 90.584.3–97.1 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 88.182.3–94.5 | 90.684.4–97.5 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 88.282.4–94.7 | 90.784.4–97.6 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 88.382.6–94.9 | 90.884.3–97.6 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 88.482.7–95.1 | 90.984.6–97.6 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 88.582.9–95.2 | 9184.5–97.9 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 88.783–95.3 | 91.284.4–98.1 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 88.883–95.4 | 91.384.4–98.3 | 81 |
| 2092 | 88.983–95.7 | 91.384.5–98.5 | 81 |
| 2093 | 8982.9–95.9 | 91.484.3–98.5 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 89.183–95.9 | 91.684.4–98.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 89.283.1–96.2 | 91.784.5–98.7 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 89.483.2–96.3 | 91.884.8–99.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 89.583.3–96.5 | 91.984.7–99.2 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 89.683.2–96.6 | 9284.6–99.3 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 89.783.4–96.9 | 92.184.8–99.4 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 89.883.5–97.2 | 92.284.9–99.6 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
China vs Sweden
Health
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025