Germany vs Sweden: Population growth rate

Germany
-0.049
in 2100
Sweden
-0.051
in 2100
Germany rank
85th
Sweden rank
87th

Population growth rate over time

  • Germany
  • Sweden
-1-0.500.511.5170019002100

How they compare

Germany currently reports -0.049 against -0.051 in Sweden, a difference of 0.002.

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 0.08 0.5797 0.4997 Sweden
1800s 1.04 -0.0157 1.06 Germany
1900s 1.46 0.6474 0.8165 Germany
1910s 0.2541 0.7201 0.466 Sweden
1920s 0.3696 0.5231 0.1535 Sweden
1930s 0.6929 0.3797 0.3133 Germany
1940s 0.0625 0.7988 0.7363 Sweden
1950s 0.3632 0.6713 0.3081 Sweden
1960s 0.7699 0.6894 0.0805 Germany
1970s -0.0136 0.3663 0.3799 Sweden
1980s 0.1491 0.266 0.1169 Sweden
1990s 0.2944 0.3846 0.0902 Sweden
2000s -0.1093 0.5271 0.6364 Sweden
2010s 0.3376 1 0.6667 Sweden
2020s -0.0894 0.4725 0.5619 Sweden
2030s -0.2729 0.2184 0.4913 Sweden
2040s -0.2821 0.2089 0.491 Sweden
2050s -0.3484 0.0799 0.4283 Sweden
2060s -0.2735 0.0094 0.2829 Sweden
2070s -0.2077 0.0274 0.2351 Sweden
2080s -0.1317 -0.0342 0.0975 Sweden
2090s -0.0442 -0.0211 0.0231 Sweden
2100s -0.049 -0.051 0.002 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Germany or Sweden?
Germany, at -0.049 against -0.051 in Sweden as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Germany and Sweden?
0.002, 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 population growth rate?
Germany ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 87th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed