Denmark vs Sweden: Population growth rate
Denmark
0.5%
in 2023
Sweden
0.6%
in 2023
Denmark rank
143rd
Sweden rank
141st
Population growth rate over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 141st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for population growth rate?
- Denmark ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 141st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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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About this data
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.