Malta vs Sweden: Natural population growth rate
Malta
0.1%
in 2023
Sweden
0.0%
in 2023
Malta rank
177th
Sweden rank
179th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Malta |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Malta ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 179th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.