Sweden vs Ukraine
Sweden vs Ukraine: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 5.2 per 1,000 people in Sweden and -8 per 1,000 people in Ukraine, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 13.2 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Ukraine.
- In 2023, Sweden ranked 38 and Ukraine ranked 212 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Sweden at 2.4 per 1,000 people and Ukraine at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Sweden | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 | -8 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | -138.8 |
| 2021 | 5 | -0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | -0.7 |
| 2017 | 10.2 | -0.8 |
| 2016 | 12 | -0.7 |
| 2015 | 8.2 | -0.5 |
| 2014 | 8 | -1.4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| 2011 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| 2009 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0.3 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 2.9 |
| 2005 | 3 | -2.3 |
| 2004 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| 2001 | 3.2 | -1.9 |
| 2000 | 2.8 | -1.4 |
| 1999 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| 1998 | 1.3 | -1.6 |
| 1997 | 0.7 | -2.1 |
| 1996 | 0.7 | -3.1 |
| 1995 | 1.3 | -2.6 |
| 1994 | 5.9 | -3.2 |
| 1993 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| 1992 | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| 1991 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 1990 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| 1989 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| 1988 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| 1987 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| 1986 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| 1985 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 1983 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1982 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 1981 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 1980 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 1979 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| 1978 | 1.7 | -0.6 |
| 1977 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| 1976 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0.3 |
| 1974 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| 1973 | -1.2 | 0.4 |
| 1972 | -1.7 | 1.2 |
| 1971 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 1970 | 5.9 | -1 |
| 1969 | 6.1 | 1.1 |
| 1968 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 1967 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 1966 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| 1964 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| 1963 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 1962 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| 1960 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 1959 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| 1957 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 1956 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| 1955 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 1954 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 1953 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 1952 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 1951 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| 1950 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Sweden | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.71.9–7.9 | 30.323–37.8 |
| 2025 | 4.40.7–8.8 | 43.732.6–55 |
| 2026 | 4-0.2–9 | -0.2-3.4–2.3 |
| 2027 | 3.9-0.6–9.7 | -0-3–2.4 |
| 2028 | 3.7-1.7–9.8 | -0.1-3.2–2.4 |
| 2029 | 3.6-1.9–10.2 | -0.1-2.8–2.4 |
| 2030 | 3.5-2–9.7 | -0.1-2.8–2.3 |
| 2031 | 3.3-2.5–10 | -0.1-2.9–2.3 |
| 2032 | 3.4-2.9–10.2 | -0.1-2.8–2.5 |
| 2033 | 3.3-3–10.5 | -0.1-2.7–2.6 |
| 2034 | 3.2-3.5–10 | -0.1-2.9–2.6 |
| 2035 | 3.2-3.7–10.3 | -0.1-2.8–2.5 |
| 2036 | 3.2-3.8–10 | -0-2.8–2.4 |
| 2037 | 3.1-3.9–10.1 | -0.1-2.9–2.4 |
| 2038 | 3.1-3.6–10.1 | -0-2.9–2.3 |
| 2039 | 3.1-4.3–10.1 | -0.1-2.9–2.3 |
| 2040 | 3.1-4.5–10.4 | 0-2.5–2.5 |
| 2041 | 2.9-4.6–10.6 | -0-2.8–2.4 |
| 2042 | 3.1-4.4–10.8 | -0-2.7–2.5 |
| 2043 | 3-4.4–10.6 | -0-2.9–2.5 |
| 2044 | 2.9-4.7–10.4 | -0.1-2.9–2.5 |
| 2045 | 2.8-5.1–9.9 | -0.1-2.9–2.5 |
| 2046 | 2.7-5.4–10.4 | -0.1-2.7–2.5 |
| 2047 | 2.7-5.3–10.1 | -0.1-2.8–2.5 |
| 2048 | 2.7-5.4–10.4 | -0-2.8–2.6 |
| 2049 | 2.7-5.4–10.5 | -0.1-2.8–2.4 |
| 2050 | 2.7-5.4–10.4 | -0.1-2.8–2.4 |
| 2051 | 2.6-5.3–10.3 | -0.1-3.1–2.4 |
| 2052 | 2.6-5.1–10.5 | -0.1-2.7–2.4 |
| 2053 | 2.5-6–10.6 | -0-2.8–2.5 |
| 2054 | 2.4-6–10.1 | -0-2.6–2.6 |
| 2055 | 2.5-6.2–10.7 | -0.1-2.8–2.4 |
| 2056 | 2.5-6.2–11.1 | -0-2.7–2.6 |
| 2057 | 2.7-6.1–11 | -0.1-2.8–2.6 |
| 2058 | 2.7-5.8–10.6 | -0.1-2.7–2.4 |
| 2059 | 2.6-6.1–10.9 | -0-2.6–2.4 |
| 2060 | 2.6-6–10.8 | -0-2.7–2.7 |
| 2061 | 2.8-6.1–11.2 | -0.1-2.8–2.6 |
| 2062 | 2.6-6.4–10.6 | -0-2.8–2.6 |
| 2063 | 2.7-6.9–10.5 | -0.1-2.7–2.7 |
| 2064 | 2.7-6.4–10.3 | -0.1-3–2.5 |
| 2065 | 2.7-6.8–10.2 | -0.1-2.9–2.5 |
| 2066 | 2.6-6.5–10.4 | -0.1-2.8–2.5 |
| 2067 | 2.6-6.5–10.3 | -0.1-2.7–2.5 |
| 2068 | 2.6-6.3–10.5 | -0.1-3–2.4 |
| 2069 | 2.8-6.2–10.5 | -0.1-2.8–2.5 |
| 2070 | 2.7-6.2–10.4 | -0.1-2.7–2.4 |
| 2071 | 2.7-6.5–10.7 | -0.1-3–2.5 |
| 2072 | 2.6-5.5–10.4 | -0-2.7–2.6 |
| 2073 | 2.5-6.2–10.2 | -0.1-2.9–2.3 |
| 2074 | 2.6-6–10.2 | -0.1-3–2.4 |
| 2075 | 2.7-6.2–10.9 | -0.1-2.9–2.5 |
| 2076 | 2.7-5.9–10.8 | -0.1-3–2.3 |
| 2077 | 2.6-6–10.4 | -0-3.1–2.5 |
| 2078 | 2.7-6.2–10.7 | -0-2.7–2.5 |
| 2079 | 2.6-6.5–10.5 | -0.1-2.9–2.4 |
| 2080 | 2.5-6.7–10.1 | -0.1-3–2.3 |
| 2081 | 2.6-6.5–10.8 | -0.1-2.8–2.4 |
| 2082 | 2.4-6.5–10.3 | -0.1-2.9–2.3 |
| 2083 | 2.6-6.1–9.9 | -0.1-2.9–2.4 |
| 2084 | 2.5-6.6–10.2 | -0.1-2.9–2.3 |
| 2085 | 2.5-6.7–10.3 | -0-2.8–2.4 |
| 2086 | 2.3-6.9–9.7 | -0.1-2.8–2.4 |
| 2087 | 2.6-6.8–10.2 | -0.1-3–2.5 |
| 2088 | 2.7-6.4–10.5 | -0.1-3–2.5 |
| 2089 | 2.6-6.6–10.3 | -0-2.9–2.5 |
| 2090 | 2.6-6.8–10.1 | -0.1-2.9–2.4 |
| 2091 | 2.6-6.8–10.4 | -0-2.8–2.3 |
| 2092 | 2.5-7–10.1 | -0.1-3–2.5 |
| 2093 | 2.5-7.1–10.2 | -0.1-3–2.4 |
| 2094 | 2.4-6.3–10.3 | -0.1-2.9–2.5 |
| 2095 | 2.4-6.6–10.2 | -0-3–2.4 |
| 2096 | 2.5-6.6–10 | -0.1-2.7–2.7 |
| 2097 | 2.6-6.3–10.3 | -0.1-2.9–2.3 |
| 2098 | 2.4-6.1–10 | -0.1-3–2.2 |
| 2099 | 2.5-6.5–10.5 | -0.1-3.1–2.4 |
| 2100 | 2.4-6.3–10.3 | -0-2.9–2.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Sweden vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025