Sweden vs Taiwan: Population by level of education

Sweden
7.77 million people
in 2100
Taiwan
8.39 million people
in 2100
Sweden rank
65th
Taiwan rank
64th

Population by level of education over time

  • Sweden
  • Taiwan
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M195020252100

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 8.39 million people against 7.77 million people in Sweden, a difference of 623,500 people.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 65th and Taiwan ranks 64th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Taiwan Difference Ahead
1950s 154,350 people 84,550 people 69,800 people Sweden
1960s 321,550 people 204,250 people 117,300 people Sweden
1970s 639,400 people 520,650 people 118,750 people Sweden
1980s 1.02 million people 1.26 million people 243,700 people Taiwan
1990s 1.46 million people 2.51 million people 1.05 million people Taiwan
2000s 1.97 million people 4.26 million people 2.29 million people Taiwan
2010s 2.70 million people 6.39 million people 3.69 million people Taiwan
2020s 3.27 million people 8.36 million people 5.09 million people Taiwan
2030s 3.92 million people 9.47 million people 5.55 million people Taiwan
2040s 4.57 million people 10.22 million people 5.65 million people Taiwan
2050s 5.19 million people 10.50 million people 5.32 million people Taiwan
2060s 5.81 million people 10.38 million people 4.58 million people Taiwan
2070s 6.44 million people 9.97 million people 3.53 million people Taiwan
2080s 7.00 million people 9.37 million people 2.37 million people Taiwan
2090s 7.45 million people 8.78 million people 1.33 million people Taiwan
2100s 7.77 million people 8.39 million people 623,500 people Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Sweden or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 8.39 million people against 7.77 million people in Sweden as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Sweden and Taiwan?
623,500 people, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for population by level of education?
Sweden ranks 65th and Taiwan ranks 64th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.