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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	Sweden	Portugal	Sweden
1960	8,857,716	7,484,656	-	-
1961	8,929,316	7,519,998	0.81%	0.47%
1962	8,993,985	7,561,588	0.72%	0.55%
1963	9,030,355	7,604,328	0.4%	0.57%
1964	9,035,365	7,661,354	0.06%	0.75%
1965	8,998,595	7,733,853	-0.41%	0.95%
1966	8,930,990	7,807,797	-0.75%	0.96%
1967	8,874,520	7,867,931	-0.63%	0.77%
1968	8,836,650	7,912,273	-0.43%	0.56%
1969	8,757,705	7,968,072	-0.89%	0.71%
1970	8,680,431	8,042,801	-0.88%	0.94%
1971	8,643,756	8,098,334	-0.42%	0.69%
1972	8,630,430	8,122,300	-0.15%	0.3%
1973	8,633,100	8,136,312	0.03%	0.17%
1974	8,754,365	8,159,955	1.4%	0.29%
1975	9,093,470	8,192,437	3.87%	0.4%
1976	9,355,810	8,222,286	2.88%	0.36%
1977	9,455,675	8,251,540	1.07%	0.36%
1978	9,558,250	8,275,599	1.08%	0.29%
1979	9,661,265	8,293,678	1.08%	0.22%
1980	9,766,312	8,310,531	1.09%	0.2%
1981	9,851,362	8,320,503	0.87%	0.12%
1982	9,911,771	8,325,263	0.61%	0.06%
1983	9,957,865	8,329,033	0.47%	0.05%
1984	9,996,232	8,336,605	0.39%	0.09%
1985	10,023,613	8,350,386	0.27%	0.17%
1986	10,032,734	8,369,829	0.09%	0.23%
1987	10,030,031	8,397,804	-0.03%	0.33%
1988	10,019,610	8,436,489	-0.1%	0.46%
1989	10,005,000	8,492,964	-0.15%	0.67%
1990	9,983,218	8,558,835	-0.22%	0.78%
1991	9,960,235	8,617,375	-0.23%	0.68%
1992	9,952,494	8,668,067	-0.08%	0.59%
1993	9,964,675	8,718,561	0.12%	0.58%
1994	9,991,525	8,780,745	0.27%	0.71%
1995	10,026,176	8,826,939	0.35%	0.53%
1996	10,063,945	8,840,998	0.38%	0.16%
1997	10,108,977	8,846,062	0.45%	0.06%
1998	10,160,196	8,850,974	0.51%	0.06%
1999	10,217,828	8,857,874	0.57%	0.08%
2000	10,289,898	8,872,109	0.71%	0.16%
2001	10,362,722	8,895,960	0.71%	0.27%
2002	10,419,631	8,924,958	0.55%	0.33%
2003	10,458,821	8,958,229	0.38%	0.37%
2004	10,483,861	8,993,531	0.24%	0.39%
2005	10,503,330	9,029,572	0.19%	0.4%
2006	10,522,288	9,080,505	0.18%	0.56%
2007	10,542,964	9,148,092	0.2%	0.74%
2008	10,558,177	9,219,637	0.14%	0.78%
2009	10,568,247	9,298,515	0.1%	0.86%
2010	10,573,100	9,378,126	0.05%	0.86%
2011	10,557,560	9,449,213	-0.15%	0.76%
2012	10,514,844	9,519,374	-0.4%	0.74%
2013	10,457,295	9,600,379	-0.55%	0.85%
2014	10,401,062	9,696,110	-0.54%	1%
2015	10,358,076	9,799,186	-0.41%	1.06%
2016	10,325,452	9,923,085	-0.31%	1.26%
2017	10,300,300	10,057,698	-0.24%	1.36%
2018	10,283,822	10,175,214	-0.16%	1.17%
2019	10,286,263	10,278,887	0.02%	1.02%
2020	10,297,081	10,353,442	0.11%	0.73%
2021	10,361,831	10,415,811	0.63%	0.6%
2022	10,434,332	10,486,941	0.7%	0.68%
2023	10,578,174	10,536,632	1.38%	0.47%
2024	10,694,681	10,569,709	1.1%	0.31%
2025	10,680,873	10,619,177	-0.13%	0.47%
2026	10,663,982	10,663,427	-0.16%	0.42%
2027	10,646,150	10,703,497	-0.17%	0.38%
2028	10,625,957	10,740,420	-0.19%	0.34%
2029	10,604,587	10,773,692	-0.2%	0.31%
2030	10,584,552	10,803,699	-0.19%	0.28%
2031	10,564,548	10,830,583	-0.19%	0.25%
2032	10,542,600	10,855,855	-0.21%	0.23%
2033	10,519,640	10,880,544	-0.22%	0.23%
2034	10,496,056	10,903,924	-0.22%	0.21%
2035	10,472,033	10,926,433	-0.23%	0.21%
2036	10,447,836	10,949,062	-0.23%	0.21%
2037	10,423,350	10,971,259	-0.23%	0.2%
2038	10,398,185	10,993,203	-0.24%	0.2%
2039	10,371,223	11,015,926	-0.26%	0.21%
2040	10,342,789	11,039,663	-0.27%	0.22%
2041	10,314,869	11,063,604	-0.27%	0.22%
2042	10,287,416	11,088,299	-0.27%	0.22%
2043	10,257,925	11,113,927	-0.29%	0.23%
2044	10,226,892	11,139,125	-0.3%	0.23%
2045	10,195,202	11,163,492	-0.31%	0.22%
2046	10,162,323	11,186,803	-0.32%	0.21%
2047	10,128,572	11,209,183	-0.33%	0.2%
2048	10,094,854	11,230,526	-0.33%	0.19%
2049	10,059,522	11,250,663	-0.35%	0.18%
2050	10,022,734	11,269,877	-0.37%	0.17%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 338,530 (a 3.28% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 740,779 (a 7.47% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.68% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.