Germany vs Sweden: World population growth
Germany
-0.0%
in 2100
Sweden
-0.1%
in 2100
Germany rank
85th
Sweden rank
87th
World population growth over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports -0.0% against -0.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 87th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1800s | 1.0% | -0.0% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | -0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2030s | -0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2040s | -0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2050s | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2060s | -0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2070s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2090s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2100s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at -0.0% against -0.1% in Sweden as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for world population growth?
- Germany ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 87th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.