Population in South Africa compared to Sweden: Trends, Charts, Rankings

South Africa vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

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South Africa

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Year	Population
	South Africa	Sweden
2100	94,767,727	11,357,586
2099	94,556,931	11,361,443
2098	94,349,546	11,365,725
2097	94,158,472	11,366,889
2096	93,960,605	11,368,572
2095	93,752,736	11,371,525
2094	93,527,902	11,374,169
2093	93,300,398	11,376,054
2092	93,074,837	11,378,099
2091	92,826,204	11,379,549
2090	92,594,033	11,381,475
2089	92,355,184	11,384,408
2088	92,112,914	11,387,073
2087	91,866,024	11,390,874
2086	91,614,165	11,398,223
2085	91,385,350	11,403,279
2084	91,139,318	11,408,050
2083	90,877,425	11,411,588
2082	90,615,359	11,416,796
2081	90,345,492	11,418,438
2080	90,071,835	11,420,629
2079	89,801,998	11,420,158
2078	89,526,224	11,418,032
2077	89,249,206	11,415,948
2076	88,986,114	11,412,112
2075	88,713,215	11,407,978
2074	88,428,616	11,404,682
2073	88,149,885	11,401,754
2072	87,866,246	11,398,056
2071	87,540,177	11,393,134
2070	87,209,425	11,389,416
2069	86,901,512	11,385,560
2068	86,588,742	11,384,165
2067	86,268,392	11,383,331
2066	85,935,310	11,383,335
2065	85,604,376	11,382,611
2064	85,244,950	11,381,643
2063	84,875,503	11,381,489
2062	84,503,237	11,382,109
2061	84,132,885	11,379,849
2060	83,748,999	11,378,661
2059	83,354,923	11,376,317
2058	82,947,675	11,372,527
2057	82,538,045	11,367,109
2056	82,127,477	11,361,843
2055	81,698,196	11,354,884
2054	81,255,867	11,347,343
2053	80,818,632	11,336,678
2052	80,367,409	11,322,876
2051	79,886,672	11,306,983
2050	79,411,977	11,287,973
2049	78,925,493	11,268,461
2048	78,437,677	11,247,615
2047	77,922,211	11,225,655
2046	77,397,298	11,202,749
2045	76,879,838	11,178,920
2044	76,357,155	11,153,887
2043	75,827,709	11,128,417
2042	75,291,615	11,102,505
2041	74,748,408	11,078,898
2040	74,205,530	11,054,498
2039	73,663,047	11,031,322
2038	73,105,930	11,008,943
2037	72,532,742	10,987,323
2036	71,956,247	10,964,438
2035	71,362,555	10,941,953
2034	70,762,815	10,919,289
2033	70,153,205	10,895,104
2032	69,527,410	10,869,796
2031	68,890,002	10,844,434
2030	68,245,372	10,815,888
2029	67,573,179	10,784,274
2028	66,884,377	10,749,191
2027	66,190,258	10,710,226
2026	65,496,277	10,668,870
2025	64,770,314	10,621,495
2024	64,007,187	10,569,709
2023	63,212,384	10,536,632
2022	62,378,410	10,486,941
2021	61,502,603	10,415,811
2020	60,562,381	10,353,442
2019	59,587,885	10,278,887
2018	58,613,001	10,175,214
2017	57,635,162	10,057,698
2016	57,259,551	9,923,085
2015	56,723,537	9,799,186
2014	55,594,838	9,696,110
2013	54,678,791	9,600,379
2012	53,782,567	9,519,374
2011	52,995,205	9,449,213
2010	52,344,051	9,378,126
2009	51,728,516	9,298,515
2008	51,114,599	9,219,637
2007	50,528,584	9,148,092
2006	49,998,277	9,080,505
2005	49,490,033	9,029,572
2004	48,991,421	8,993,531
2003	48,500,348	8,958,229
2002	48,019,415	8,924,958
2001	47,566,800	8,895,960
2000	47,159,719	8,872,109
1999	46,730,335	8,857,874
1998	46,223,880	8,850,974
1997	45,666,838	8,846,062
1996	45,123,018	8,840,998
1995	44,541,554	8,826,939
1994	44,004,139	8,780,745
1993	43,297,156	8,718,561
1992	42,443,509	8,668,067
1991	41,687,898	8,617,375
1990	40,746,268	8,558,835
1989	39,628,575	8,492,964
1988	38,480,649	8,436,489
1987	37,326,190	8,397,804
1986	36,180,515	8,369,829
1985	35,042,093	8,350,386
1984	33,892,788	8,336,605
1983	32,739,304	8,329,033
1982	31,615,339	8,325,263
1981	30,541,044	8,320,503
1980	29,518,857	8,310,531
1979	28,634,162	8,293,678
1978	27,869,507	8,275,599
1977	27,118,952	8,251,540
1976	26,395,450	8,222,286
1975	25,690,940	8,192,437
1974	24,989,108	8,159,955
1973	24,294,263	8,136,312
1972	23,609,456	8,122,300
1971	22,942,143	8,098,334
1970	22,279,984	8,042,801
1969	21,614,676	7,968,072
1968	20,957,287	7,912,273
1967	20,314,066	7,867,931
1966	19,690,087	7,807,797
1965	19,089,380	7,733,853
1964	18,511,361	7,661,354
1963	17,954,564	7,604,328
1962	17,418,522	7,561,588
1961	16,908,035	7,519,998
1960	16,440,172	7,484,656

From 2006 to 2016, the population of South Africa increased by 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, South Africa gained 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

South Africa was ranked 24th most populous country in 2006 and is still 24th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) South Africa's population will grow by 20.9% to 79,411,977 people with a rank change from 24th to 23rd. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.8M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

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South Africa

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Year	Growth rate
	South Africa	Sweden
2100	0.22%	-0.03%
2099	0.22%	-0.04%
2098	0.2%	-0.01%
2097	0.21%	-0.01%
2096	0.22%	-0.03%
2095	0.24%	-0.02%
2094	0.24%	-0.02%
2093	0.24%	-0.02%
2092	0.27%	-0.01%
2091	0.25%	-0.02%
2090	0.26%	-0.03%
2089	0.26%	-0.02%
2088	0.27%	-0.03%
2087	0.27%	-0.06%
2086	0.25%	-0.04%
2085	0.27%	-0.04%
2084	0.29%	-0.03%
2083	0.29%	-0.05%
2082	0.3%	-0.01%
2081	0.3%	-0.02%
2080	0.3%	0.004%
2079	0.31%	0.02%
2078	0.31%	0.02%
2077	0.3%	0.03%
2076	0.31%	0.04%
2075	0.32%	0.03%
2074	0.32%	0.03%
2073	0.32%	0.03%
2072	0.37%	0.04%
2071	0.38%	0.03%
2070	0.35%	0.03%
2069	0.36%	0.01%
2068	0.37%	0.007%
2067	0.39%	-0%
2066	0.39%	0.006%
2065	0.42%	0.009%
2064	0.44%	0.001%
2063	0.44%	-0.005%
2062	0.44%	0.02%
2061	0.46%	0.01%
2060	0.47%	0.02%
2059	0.49%	0.03%
2058	0.5%	0.05%
2057	0.5%	0.05%
2056	0.53%	0.06%
2055	0.54%	0.07%
2054	0.54%	0.09%
2053	0.56%	0.12%
2052	0.6%	0.14%
2051	0.6%	0.17%
2050	0.62%	0.17%
2049	0.62%	0.19%
2048	0.66%	0.2%
2047	0.68%	0.2%
2046	0.67%	0.21%
2045	0.68%	0.22%
2044	0.7%	0.23%
2043	0.71%	0.23%
2042	0.73%	0.21%
2041	0.73%	0.22%
2040	0.74%	0.21%
2039	0.76%	0.2%
2038	0.79%	0.2%
2037	0.8%	0.21%
2036	0.83%	0.21%
2035	0.85%	0.21%
2034	0.87%	0.22%
2033	0.9%	0.23%
2032	0.93%	0.23%
2031	0.94%	0.26%
2030	0.99%	0.29%
2029	1.03%	0.33%
2028	1.05%	0.36%
2027	1.06%	0.39%
2026	1.12%	0.45%
2025	1.19%	0.49%
2024	1.26%	0.31%
2023	1.34%	0.47%
2022	1.42%	0.68%
2021	1.55%	0.6%
2020	1.64%	0.73%
2019	1.66%	1.02%
2018	1.7%	1.17%
2017	0.66%	1.36%
2016	0.94%	1.26%
2015	2.03%	1.06%
2014	1.68%	1%
2013	1.67%	0.85%
2012	1.49%	0.74%
2011	1.24%	0.76%
2010	1.19%	0.86%
2009	1.2%	0.86%
2008	1.16%	0.78%
2007	1.06%	0.74%
2006	1.03%	0.56%
2005	1.02%	0.4%
2004	1.01%	0.39%
2003	1%	0.37%
2002	0.95%	0.33%
2001	0.86%	0.27%
2000	0.92%	0.16%
1999	1.1%	0.08%
1998	1.22%	0.06%
1997	1.21%	0.06%
1996	1.31%	0.16%
1995	1.22%	0.53%
1994	1.63%	0.71%
1993	2.01%	0.58%
1992	1.81%	0.59%
1991	2.31%	0.68%
1990	2.82%	0.78%
1989	2.98%	0.67%
1988	3.09%	0.46%
1987	3.17%	0.33%
1986	3.25%	0.23%
1985	3.39%	0.17%
1984	3.52%	0.09%
1983	3.56%	0.05%
1982	3.52%	0.06%
1981	3.46%	0.12%
1980	3.09%	0.2%
1979	2.74%	0.22%
1978	2.77%	0.29%
1977	2.74%	0.36%
1976	2.74%	0.36%
1975	2.81%	0.4%
1974	2.86%	0.29%
1973	2.9%	0.17%
1972	2.91%	0.3%
1971	2.97%	0.69%
1970	3.08%	0.94%
1969	3.14%	0.71%
1968	3.17%	0.56%
1967	3.17%	0.77%
1966	3.15%	0.96%
1965	3.12%	0.95%
1964	3.1%	0.75%
1963	3.08%	0.57%
1962	3.02%	0.55%
1961	2.85%	0.47%

In 2024, the population of South Africa grew by 1.26%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

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