Guyana vs Sweden: Population growth rate

Guyana
0.6%
in 2023
Sweden
0.6%
in 2023
Guyana rank
142nd
Sweden rank
141st

Population growth rate over time

  • Guyana
  • Sweden
-20246195019862023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Guyana, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 141st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 3.1% 0.7% 2.4% Guyana
1960s 2.2% 0.7% 1.5% Guyana
1970s 1.0% 0.4% 0.7% Guyana
1980s -0.3% 0.3% 0.5% Sweden
1990s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Sweden
2000s -0.2% 0.5% 0.7% Sweden
2010s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Sweden
2020s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Guyana or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Guyana and Sweden?
0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Sweden rank globally for population growth rate?
Guyana ranks 142nd 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

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.