Luxembourg vs Sweden: Share of the population that is female
Luxembourg
49.6%
in 2025
Sweden
49.6%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
160th
Sweden rank
163rd
Share of the population that is female over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 49.6% against 49.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 160th and Sweden ranks 163rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.1% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 50.2% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 50.6% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.6% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 50.4% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 50.0% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 0.0% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Luxembourg, at 49.6% against 49.6% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Luxembourg ranks 160th and Sweden ranks 163rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.