Portugal vs Sweden: Population growth rate

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

Population growth rate over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
-1012170019002100

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Sweden ahead.

Portugal ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 87th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1700s 0 0.5797 0.5797 Sweden
1800s 0.5545 -0.0157 0.5702 Portugal
1900s 0.8101 0.6474 0.1627 Portugal
1910s 0.4224 0.7201 0.2977 Sweden
1920s 0.9007 0.5231 0.3776 Portugal
1930s 1.22 0.3797 0.8383 Portugal
1940s 1.04 0.7988 0.2378 Portugal
1950s 0.5507 0.6713 0.1206 Sweden
1960s -0.1606 0.6894 0.85 Sweden
1970s 1.08 0.3663 0.7144 Portugal
1980s 0.2874 0.266 0.0214 Portugal
1990s 0.2434 0.3846 0.1412 Sweden
2000s 0.3242 0.5271 0.2029 Sweden
2010s -0.2103 1 1.21 Sweden
2020s -0.0341 0.4725 0.5066 Sweden
2030s -0.2262 0.2184 0.4446 Sweden
2040s -0.3102 0.2089 0.5191 Sweden
2050s -0.389 0.0799 0.4689 Sweden
2060s -0.368 0.0094 0.3774 Sweden
2070s -0.2237 0.0274 0.2511 Sweden
2080s -0.0757 -0.0342 0.0415 Sweden
2090s -0.0576 -0.0211 0.0365 Sweden
2100s -0.049 -0.051 0.002 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Portugal or Sweden?
Portugal, at -0.049 against -0.051 in Sweden as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Portugal and Sweden?
0.002, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for population growth rate?
Portugal 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