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
-1-0.500.511.5170019002100

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

Indicator
World population growth
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed

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.