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
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.
Individual pages
About this data
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.