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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Russia	Sweden	Russia	Sweden
1960	119,897,000	7,484,656	-	-
1961	121,236,000	7,519,998	1.12%	0.47%
1962	122,591,000	7,561,588	1.12%	0.55%
1963	123,960,000	7,604,328	1.12%	0.57%
1964	125,345,000	7,661,354	1.12%	0.75%
1965	126,745,000	7,733,853	1.12%	0.95%
1966	127,468,000	7,807,797	0.57%	0.96%
1967	128,196,000	7,867,931	0.57%	0.77%
1968	128,928,000	7,912,273	0.57%	0.56%
1969	129,664,000	7,968,072	0.57%	0.71%
1970	130,404,000	8,042,801	0.57%	0.94%
1971	131,155,000	8,098,334	0.58%	0.69%
1972	131,909,000	8,122,300	0.57%	0.3%
1973	132,669,000	8,136,312	0.58%	0.17%
1974	133,432,000	8,159,955	0.58%	0.29%
1975	134,200,000	8,192,437	0.58%	0.4%
1976	135,147,000	8,222,286	0.71%	0.36%
1977	136,100,000	8,251,540	0.71%	0.36%
1978	137,060,000	8,275,599	0.71%	0.29%
1979	138,027,000	8,293,678	0.71%	0.22%
1980	139,010,000	8,310,531	0.71%	0.2%
1981	139,941,000	8,320,503	0.67%	0.12%
1982	140,823,000	8,325,263	0.63%	0.06%
1983	141,668,000	8,329,033	0.6%	0.05%
1984	142,745,000	8,336,605	0.76%	0.09%
1985	143,858,000	8,350,386	0.78%	0.17%
1986	144,894,000	8,369,829	0.72%	0.23%
1987	145,908,000	8,397,804	0.7%	0.33%
1988	146,857,000	8,436,489	0.65%	0.46%
1989	147,721,000	8,492,964	0.59%	0.67%
1990	147,969,406	8,558,835	0.17%	0.78%
1991	148,394,216	8,617,375	0.29%	0.68%
1992	148,538,197	8,668,067	0.1%	0.59%
1993	148,458,777	8,718,561	-0.05%	0.58%
1994	148,407,912	8,780,745	-0.03%	0.71%
1995	148,375,787	8,826,939	-0.02%	0.53%
1996	148,160,129	8,840,998	-0.15%	0.16%
1997	147,915,361	8,846,062	-0.17%	0.06%
1998	147,670,784	8,850,974	-0.17%	0.06%
1999	147,214,776	8,857,874	-0.31%	0.08%
2000	146,596,869	8,872,109	-0.42%	0.16%
2001	145,976,482	8,895,960	-0.42%	0.27%
2002	145,306,497	8,924,958	-0.46%	0.33%
2003	144,648,618	8,958,229	-0.45%	0.37%
2004	144,067,316	8,993,531	-0.4%	0.39%
2005	143,518,814	9,029,572	-0.38%	0.4%
2006	143,049,637	9,080,505	-0.33%	0.56%
2007	142,805,114	9,148,092	-0.17%	0.74%
2008	142,742,366	9,219,637	-0.04%	0.78%
2009	142,785,348	9,298,515	0.03%	0.86%
2010	142,849,468	9,378,126	0.04%	0.86%
2011	143,018,195	9,449,213	0.12%	0.76%
2012	143,378,447	9,519,374	0.25%	0.74%
2013	143,805,638	9,600,379	0.3%	0.85%
2014	144,237,223	9,696,110	0.3%	1%
2015	144,640,716	9,799,186	0.28%	1.06%
2016	145,015,460	9,923,085	0.26%	1.26%
2017	145,293,260	10,057,698	0.19%	1.36%
2018	145,398,106	10,175,214	0.07%	1.17%
2019	145,453,291	10,278,887	0.04%	1.02%
2020	145,245,148	10,353,442	-0.14%	0.73%
2021	144,746,762	10,415,811	-0.34%	0.6%
2022	144,236,933	10,486,941	-0.35%	0.68%
2023	143,826,130	10,536,632	-0.28%	0.47%
2024	143,533,851	10,569,709	-0.2%	0.31%
2025	142,718,132	10,619,177	-0.57%	0.47%
2026	142,120,553	10,663,427	-0.42%	0.42%
2027	141,773,330	10,703,497	-0.24%	0.38%
2028	141,402,326	10,740,420	-0.26%	0.34%
2029	141,021,009	10,773,692	-0.27%	0.31%
2030	140,628,883	10,803,699	-0.28%	0.28%
2031	140,218,596	10,830,583	-0.29%	0.25%
2032	139,807,207	10,855,855	-0.29%	0.23%
2033	139,414,947	10,880,544	-0.28%	0.23%
2034	139,034,543	10,903,924	-0.27%	0.21%
2035	138,666,694	10,926,433	-0.26%	0.21%
2036	138,311,757	10,949,062	-0.26%	0.21%
2037	137,968,177	10,971,259	-0.25%	0.2%
2038	137,643,032	10,993,203	-0.24%	0.2%
2039	137,336,299	11,015,926	-0.22%	0.21%
2040	137,053,347	11,039,663	-0.21%	0.22%
2041	136,795,588	11,063,604	-0.19%	0.22%
2042	136,558,692	11,088,299	-0.17%	0.22%
2043	136,335,849	11,113,927	-0.16%	0.23%
2044	136,124,845	11,139,125	-0.15%	0.23%
2045	135,933,758	11,163,492	-0.14%	0.22%
2046	135,756,848	11,186,803	-0.13%	0.21%
2047	135,574,181	11,209,183	-0.13%	0.2%
2048	135,372,557	11,230,526	-0.15%	0.19%
2049	135,156,911	11,250,663	-0.16%	0.18%
2050	134,923,391	11,269,877	-0.17%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Russia increased by 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Russia lost -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2005 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.