Population in New Zealand compared to Sweden: Trends, Charts, Rankings

New Zealand and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	New Zealand	Sweden	New Zealand	Sweden
1960	2,371,800	7,484,656	-	-
1961	2,419,700	7,519,998	2.02%	0.47%
1962	2,482,000	7,561,588	2.57%	0.55%
1963	2,531,800	7,604,328	2.01%	0.57%
1964	2,585,400	7,661,354	2.12%	0.75%
1965	2,628,400	7,733,853	1.66%	0.95%
1966	2,675,900	7,807,797	1.81%	0.96%
1967	2,724,100	7,867,931	1.8%	0.77%
1968	2,748,100	7,912,273	0.88%	0.56%
1969	2,772,800	7,968,072	0.9%	0.71%
1970	2,810,700	8,042,801	1.37%	0.94%
1971	2,853,000	8,098,334	1.5%	0.69%
1972	2,903,900	8,122,300	1.78%	0.3%
1973	2,961,300	8,136,312	1.98%	0.17%
1974	3,023,700	8,159,955	2.11%	0.29%
1975	3,083,100	8,192,437	1.96%	0.4%
1976	3,110,500	8,222,286	0.89%	0.36%
1977	3,120,200	8,251,540	0.31%	0.36%
1978	3,121,200	8,275,599	0.03%	0.29%
1979	3,109,000	8,293,678	-0.39%	0.22%
1980	3,112,900	8,310,531	0.13%	0.2%
1981	3,124,900	8,320,503	0.39%	0.12%
1982	3,156,100	8,325,263	1%	0.06%
1983	3,199,300	8,329,033	1.37%	0.05%
1984	3,227,100	8,336,605	0.87%	0.09%
1985	3,247,100	8,350,386	0.62%	0.17%
1986	3,246,300	8,369,829	-0.02%	0.23%
1987	3,274,400	8,397,804	0.87%	0.33%
1988	3,283,400	8,436,489	0.27%	0.46%
1989	3,299,200	8,492,964	0.48%	0.67%
1990	3,329,800	8,558,835	0.93%	0.78%
1991	3,495,100	8,617,375	4.96%	0.68%
1992	3,531,700	8,668,067	1.05%	0.59%
1993	3,572,200	8,718,561	1.15%	0.58%
1994	3,620,000	8,780,745	1.34%	0.71%
1995	3,673,400	8,826,939	1.48%	0.53%
1996	3,732,000	8,840,998	1.6%	0.16%
1997	3,781,300	8,846,062	1.32%	0.06%
1998	3,815,000	8,850,974	0.89%	0.06%
1999	3,835,100	8,857,874	0.53%	0.08%
2000	3,857,700	8,872,109	0.59%	0.16%
2001	3,880,500	8,895,960	0.59%	0.27%
2002	3,948,500	8,924,958	1.75%	0.33%
2003	4,027,200	8,958,229	1.99%	0.37%
2004	4,087,500	8,993,531	1.5%	0.39%
2005	4,133,900	9,029,572	1.14%	0.4%
2006	4,184,600	9,080,505	1.23%	0.56%
2007	4,223,800	9,148,092	0.94%	0.74%
2008	4,259,800	9,219,637	0.85%	0.78%
2009	4,302,600	9,298,515	1%	0.86%
2010	4,350,700	9,378,126	1.12%	0.86%
2011	4,384,000	9,449,213	0.77%	0.76%
2012	4,408,100	9,519,374	0.55%	0.74%
2013	4,442,100	9,600,379	0.77%	0.85%
2014	4,516,500	9,696,110	1.67%	1%
2015	4,609,400	9,799,186	2.06%	1.06%
2016	4,714,100	9,923,085	2.27%	1.26%
2017	4,813,600	10,057,698	2.11%	1.36%
2018	4,900,600	10,175,214	1.81%	1.17%
2019	4,979,200	10,278,887	1.6%	1.02%
2020	5,090,200	10,353,442	2.23%	0.73%
2021	5,111,300	10,415,811	0.41%	0.6%
2022	5,117,100	10,486,941	0.11%	0.68%
2023	5,245,000	10,536,632	2.5%	0.47%
2024	5,338,500	10,569,709	1.78%	0.31%
2025	5,377,360	10,619,177	0.73%	0.47%
2026	5,413,790	10,663,427	0.68%	0.42%
2027	5,447,979	10,703,497	0.63%	0.38%
2028	5,479,675	10,740,420	0.58%	0.34%
2029	5,509,133	10,773,692	0.54%	0.31%
2030	5,536,522	10,803,699	0.5%	0.28%
2031	5,562,256	10,830,583	0.46%	0.25%
2032	5,586,456	10,855,855	0.44%	0.23%
2033	5,609,501	10,880,544	0.41%	0.23%
2034	5,631,457	10,903,924	0.39%	0.21%
2035	5,652,480	10,926,433	0.37%	0.21%
2036	5,673,146	10,949,062	0.37%	0.21%
2037	5,693,185	10,971,259	0.35%	0.2%
2038	5,713,185	10,993,203	0.35%	0.2%
2039	5,732,750	11,015,926	0.34%	0.21%
2040	5,751,482	11,039,663	0.33%	0.22%
2041	5,770,413	11,063,604	0.33%	0.22%
2042	5,789,187	11,088,299	0.33%	0.22%
2043	5,806,468	11,113,927	0.3%	0.23%
2044	5,822,166	11,139,125	0.27%	0.23%
2045	5,836,730	11,163,492	0.25%	0.22%
2046	5,849,932	11,186,803	0.23%	0.21%
2047	5,861,661	11,209,183	0.2%	0.2%
2048	5,872,796	11,230,526	0.19%	0.19%
2049	5,882,711	11,250,663	0.17%	0.18%
2050	5,892,766	11,269,877	0.17%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of New Zealand increased by 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, New Zealand gained 797,223 (a 17.3% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2005 and is 124th in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.