Population growth rate in Sweden
Sweden: Population growth rate was -0.051 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.051
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
87th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.45
in 2016
All-time low
-0.064
in 2086
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Sweden, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Sweden stood at -0.051.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Sweden peaked at 1.45 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.064, in 2086.
Sweden ranks 87th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.5797 | — |
| 1800 | -0.0157 | -102.7% |
| 1900 | 0.6631 | -4325.7% |
| 1905 | 0.6317 | -4.7% |
| 1910 | 0.6826 | +8.0% |
| 1915 | 0.7575 | +11.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6214 | -18.0% |
| 1925 | 0.4248 | -31.6% |
| 1930 | 0.3989 | -6.1% |
| 1935 | 0.3604 | -9.6% |
| 1940 | 0.6126 | +70.0% |
| 1945 | 0.9851 | +60.8% |
| 1950 | 0.867 | -12.0% |
| 1951 | 0.732 | -15.6% |
| 1952 | 0.727 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.582 | -19.9% |
| 1954 | 0.587 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.763 | +30.0% |
| 1956 | 0.697 | -8.7% |
| 1957 | 0.703 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.582 | -17.2% |
| 1959 | 0.473 | -18.7% |
| 1960 | 0.359 | -24.1% |
| 1961 | 0.585 | +63.0% |
| 1962 | 0.517 | -11.6% |
| 1963 | 0.609 | +17.8% |
| 1964 | 0.883 | +45.0% |
| 1965 | 0.982 | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.887 | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.666 | -24.9% |
| 1968 | 0.493 | -26.0% |
| 1969 | 0.913 | +85.2% |
| 1970 | 0.955 | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.418 | -56.2% |
| 1972 | 0.182 | -56.5% |
| 1973 | 0.18 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.395 | +119.4% |
| 1975 | 0.387 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.338 | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.374 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.21 | -43.9% |
| 1979 | 0.224 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.179 | -20.1% |
| 1981 | 0.061 | -65.9% |
| 1982 | 0.052 | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 0.037 | -28.8% |
| 1984 | 0.144 | +289.2% |
| 1985 | 0.186 | +29.2% |
| 1986 | 0.279 | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.388 | +39.1% |
| 1988 | 0.532 | +37.1% |
| 1989 | 0.802 | +50.8% |
| 1990 | 0.741 | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.619 | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.552 | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.609 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.811 | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 0.238 | -70.7% |
| 1996 | 0.08 | -66.4% |
| 1997 | 0.037 | -53.8% |
| 1998 | 0.077 | +108.1% |
| 1999 | 0.082 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.243 | +196.3% |
| 2001 | 0.296 | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 0.356 | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.391 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.397 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.401 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.721 | +79.8% |
| 2007 | 0.763 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.797 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.906 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.797 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.712 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.768 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.928 | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.45 | +37.3% |
| 2017 | 1.24 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.949 | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.499 | -47.4% |
| 2021 | 0.703 | +40.9% |
| 2022 | 0.659 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.561 | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.489 | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 0.445 | -9.0% |
| 2026 | 0.387 | -13.0% |
| 2027 | 0.363 | -6.2% |
| 2028 | 0.326 | -10.2% |
| 2029 | 0.293 | -10.1% |
| 2030 | 0.264 | -9.9% |
| 2031 | 0.234 | -11.4% |
| 2032 | 0.233 | -0.4% |
| 2033 | 0.222 | -4.7% |
| 2034 | 0.207 | -6.8% |
| 2035 | 0.205 | -1.0% |
| 2036 | 0.209 | +2.0% |
| 2037 | 0.197 | -5.7% |
| 2038 | 0.203 | +3.0% |
| 2039 | 0.21 | +3.4% |
| 2040 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 2041 | 0.213 | -3.2% |
| 2042 | 0.233 | +9.4% |
| 2043 | 0.229 | -1.7% |
| 2044 | 0.224 | -2.2% |
| 2045 | 0.213 | -4.9% |
| 2046 | 0.204 | -4.2% |
| 2047 | 0.195 | -4.4% |
| 2048 | 0.185 | -5.1% |
| 2049 | 0.173 | -6.5% |
| 2050 | 0.168 | -2.9% |
| 2051 | 0.14 | -16.7% |
| 2052 | 0.122 | -12.9% |
| 2053 | 0.094 | -23.0% |
| 2054 | 0.066 | -29.8% |
| 2055 | 0.061 | -7.6% |
| 2056 | 0.046 | -24.6% |
| 2057 | 0.048 | +4.3% |
| 2058 | 0.033 | -31.2% |
| 2059 | 0.021 | -36.4% |
| 2060 | 0.01 | -52.4% |
| 2061 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 2062 | -0.005 | -125.0% |
| 2063 | 0.001 | -120.0% |
| 2064 | 0.009 | +800.0% |
| 2065 | 0.006 | -33.3% |
| 2066 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2067 | 0.007 | — |
| 2068 | 0.012 | +71.4% |
| 2069 | 0.034 | +183.3% |
| 2070 | 0.033 | -2.9% |
| 2071 | 0.043 | +30.3% |
| 2072 | 0.032 | -25.6% |
| 2073 | 0.026 | -18.8% |
| 2074 | 0.029 | +11.5% |
| 2075 | 0.036 | +24.1% |
| 2076 | 0.034 | -5.6% |
| 2077 | 0.018 | -47.1% |
| 2078 | 0.019 | +5.6% |
| 2079 | 0.004 | -78.9% |
| 2080 | -0.019 | -575.0% |
| 2081 | -0.014 | -26.3% |
| 2082 | -0.046 | +228.6% |
| 2083 | -0.031 | -32.6% |
| 2084 | -0.042 | +35.5% |
| 2085 | -0.044 | +4.8% |
| 2086 | -0.064 | +45.5% |
| 2087 | -0.033 | -48.4% |
| 2088 | -0.023 | -30.3% |
| 2089 | -0.026 | +13.0% |
| 2090 | -0.017 | -34.6% |
| 2091 | -0.013 | -23.5% |
| 2092 | -0.018 | +38.5% |
| 2093 | -0.017 | -5.6% |
| 2094 | -0.023 | +35.3% |
| 2095 | -0.026 | +13.0% |
| 2096 | -0.015 | -42.3% |
| 2097 | -0.01 | -33.3% |
| 2098 | -0.038 | +280.0% |
| 2099 | -0.034 | -10.5% |
| 2100 | -0.051 | +50.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's -0.051 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 15% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's -0.051 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 14% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +4325.7% | -0.0157 | 0.6631 |
| 2064 | +800.0% | 0.001 | 0.009 |
| 2080 | -575.0% | 0.004 | -0.019 |
| 1984 | +289.2% | 0.037 | 0.144 |
| 2098 | -280.0% | -0.01 | -0.038 |
| 2082 | -228.6% | -0.014 | -0.046 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.5797 | 0.5797 | 0.5797 | 1 |
| 1800s | -0.0157 | -0.0157 | -0.0157 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6474 | 0.6317 | 0.6631 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.7201 | 0.6826 | 0.7575 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.5231 | 0.4248 | 0.6214 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.3797 | 0.3604 | 0.3989 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.7988 | 0.6126 | 0.9851 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.6713 | 0.473 | 0.867 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6894 | 0.359 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3663 | 0.18 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.266 | 0.037 | 0.802 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3846 | 0.037 | 0.811 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5271 | 0.243 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.712 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4725 | 0.293 | 0.703 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2184 | 0.197 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.2089 | 0.173 | 0.233 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.0799 | 0.021 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.0094 | -0.005 | 0.034 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.0274 | 0.004 | 0.043 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.0342 | -0.064 | -0.014 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.0211 | -0.038 | -0.01 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.051 | -0.051 | -0.051 | 1 |
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- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Sweden?
- Population growth rate in Sweden was -0.051 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 2016.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.064 in 2086.
- How does Sweden rank for population growth rate?
- Sweden ranks 87th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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