Population in China compared to Sweden: Trends, Charts, Rankings

China and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	China	Sweden	China	Sweden
1960	667,070,000	7,484,656	-	-
1961	660,330,000	7,519,998	-1.01%	0.47%
1962	665,770,000	7,561,588	0.82%	0.55%
1963	682,335,000	7,604,328	2.49%	0.57%
1964	698,355,000	7,661,354	2.35%	0.75%
1965	715,185,000	7,733,853	2.41%	0.95%
1966	735,400,000	7,807,797	2.83%	0.96%
1967	754,550,000	7,867,931	2.6%	0.77%
1968	774,510,000	7,912,273	2.65%	0.56%
1969	796,025,000	7,968,072	2.78%	0.71%
1970	818,315,000	8,042,801	2.8%	0.94%
1971	841,105,000	8,098,334	2.78%	0.69%
1972	862,030,000	8,122,300	2.49%	0.3%
1973	881,940,000	8,136,312	2.31%	0.17%
1974	900,350,000	8,159,955	2.09%	0.29%
1975	916,395,000	8,192,437	1.78%	0.4%
1976	930,685,000	8,222,286	1.56%	0.36%
1977	943,455,000	8,251,540	1.37%	0.36%
1978	956,165,000	8,275,599	1.35%	0.29%
1979	969,005,000	8,293,678	1.34%	0.22%
1980	981,235,000	8,310,531	1.26%	0.2%
1981	993,885,000	8,320,503	1.29%	0.12%
1982	1,008,630,000	8,325,263	1.48%	0.06%
1983	1,023,310,000	8,329,033	1.46%	0.05%
1984	1,036,825,000	8,336,605	1.32%	0.09%
1985	1,051,040,000	8,350,386	1.37%	0.17%
1986	1,066,790,000	8,369,829	1.5%	0.23%
1987	1,084,035,000	8,397,804	1.62%	0.33%
1988	1,101,630,000	8,436,489	1.62%	0.46%
1989	1,118,650,000	8,492,964	1.54%	0.67%
1990	1,135,185,000	8,558,835	1.48%	0.78%
1991	1,150,780,000	8,617,375	1.37%	0.68%
1992	1,164,970,000	8,668,067	1.23%	0.59%
1993	1,178,440,000	8,718,561	1.16%	0.58%
1994	1,191,835,000	8,780,745	1.14%	0.71%
1995	1,204,855,000	8,826,939	1.09%	0.53%
1996	1,217,550,000	8,840,998	1.05%	0.16%
1997	1,230,075,000	8,846,062	1.03%	0.06%
1998	1,241,935,000	8,850,974	0.96%	0.06%
1999	1,252,735,000	8,857,874	0.87%	0.08%
2000	1,262,645,000	8,872,109	0.79%	0.16%
2001	1,271,850,000	8,895,960	0.73%	0.27%
2002	1,280,400,000	8,924,958	0.67%	0.33%
2003	1,288,400,000	8,958,229	0.62%	0.37%
2004	1,296,075,000	8,993,531	0.6%	0.39%
2005	1,303,720,000	9,029,572	0.59%	0.4%
2006	1,311,020,000	9,080,505	0.56%	0.56%
2007	1,317,885,000	9,148,092	0.52%	0.74%
2008	1,324,655,000	9,219,637	0.51%	0.78%
2009	1,331,260,000	9,298,515	0.5%	0.86%
2010	1,337,705,000	9,378,126	0.48%	0.86%
2011	1,345,035,000	9,449,213	0.55%	0.76%
2012	1,354,190,000	9,519,374	0.68%	0.74%
2013	1,363,240,000	9,600,379	0.67%	0.85%
2014	1,371,860,000	9,696,110	0.63%	1%
2015	1,379,860,000	9,799,186	0.58%	1.06%
2016	1,387,790,000	9,923,085	0.57%	1.26%
2017	1,396,215,000	10,057,698	0.61%	1.36%
2018	1,402,760,000	10,175,214	0.47%	1.17%
2019	1,407,745,000	10,278,887	0.36%	1.02%
2020	1,411,100,000	10,353,442	0.24%	0.73%
2021	1,412,360,000	10,415,811	0.09%	0.6%
2022	1,412,175,000	10,486,941	-0.01%	0.68%
2023	1,410,710,000	10,536,632	-0.1%	0.47%
2024	1,408,975,000	10,569,709	-0.12%	0.31%
2025	1,405,773,318	10,619,177	-0.23%	0.47%
2026	1,402,614,510	10,663,427	-0.22%	0.42%
2027	1,399,403,406	10,703,497	-0.23%	0.38%
2028	1,395,886,569	10,740,420	-0.25%	0.34%
2029	1,392,060,666	10,773,692	-0.27%	0.31%
2030	1,387,961,846	10,803,699	-0.29%	0.28%
2031	1,383,588,794	10,830,583	-0.32%	0.25%
2032	1,378,934,346	10,855,855	-0.34%	0.23%
2033	1,374,007,012	10,880,544	-0.36%	0.23%
2034	1,368,825,481	10,903,924	-0.38%	0.21%
2035	1,363,415,793	10,926,433	-0.4%	0.21%
2036	1,357,772,486	10,949,062	-0.41%	0.21%
2037	1,351,902,859	10,971,259	-0.43%	0.2%
2038	1,345,840,038	10,993,203	-0.45%	0.2%
2039	1,339,558,174	11,015,926	-0.47%	0.21%
2040	1,333,028,062	11,039,663	-0.49%	0.22%
2041	1,326,251,398	11,063,604	-0.51%	0.22%
2042	1,319,222,019	11,088,299	-0.53%	0.22%
2043	1,311,956,934	11,113,927	-0.55%	0.23%
2044	1,304,437,340	11,139,125	-0.57%	0.23%
2045	1,296,592,737	11,163,492	-0.6%	0.22%
2046	1,288,357,014	11,186,803	-0.64%	0.21%
2047	1,279,723,262	11,209,183	-0.67%	0.2%
2048	1,270,661,954	11,230,526	-0.71%	0.19%
2049	1,261,120,581	11,250,663	-0.75%	0.18%
2050	1,251,102,086	11,269,877	-0.79%	0.17%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 740,779 (a 7.47% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.8% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.68% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.