Sweden vs Uruguay: Natural population growth rate

Sweden
0.0%
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0%
in 2023
Sweden rank
179th
Uruguay rank
182nd

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Sweden
  • Uruguay
00.51195019862023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 4.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sweden ranks 179th and Uruguay ranks 182nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 0.5% 1.1% 0.6% Uruguay
1960s 0.5% 1.1% 0.7% Uruguay
1970s 0.2% 1.1% 0.8% Uruguay
1980s 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% Uruguay
1990s 0.1% 0.8% 0.6% Uruguay
2000s 0.1% 0.6% 0.5% Uruguay
2010s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Uruguay
2020s 0.1% -0.0% 0.2% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Sweden or Uruguay?
Sweden, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Sweden and Uruguay?
0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Sweden ranks 179th and Uruguay ranks 182nd 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

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.