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

South Africa vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	South Africa	Sweden
2100	94,734,082	11,330,987
2099	94,523,360	11,334,835
2098	94,316,049	11,339,107
2097	94,125,043	11,340,268
2096	93,927,246	11,341,947
2095	93,719,451	11,344,893
2094	93,494,697	11,347,531
2093	93,267,274	11,349,412
2092	93,041,793	11,351,452
2091	92,793,249	11,352,899
2090	92,561,159	11,354,820
2089	92,322,396	11,357,746
2088	92,080,212	11,360,405
2087	91,833,409	11,364,197
2086	91,581,639	11,371,529
2085	91,352,906	11,376,573
2084	91,106,961	11,381,332
2083	90,845,161	11,384,862
2082	90,583,188	11,390,058
2081	90,313,417	11,391,696
2080	90,039,857	11,393,882
2079	89,770,116	11,393,412
2078	89,494,440	11,391,291
2077	89,217,520	11,389,212
2076	88,954,522	11,385,385
2075	88,681,719	11,381,261
2074	88,397,221	11,377,973
2073	88,118,589	11,375,051
2072	87,835,051	11,371,362
2071	87,509,098	11,366,451
2070	87,178,463	11,362,742
2069	86,870,660	11,358,895
2068	86,558,000	11,357,504
2067	86,237,764	11,356,672
2066	85,904,801	11,356,676
2065	85,573,984	11,355,953
2064	85,214,686	11,354,988
2063	84,845,370	11,354,834
2062	84,473,236	11,355,452
2061	84,103,016	11,353,198
2060	83,719,266	11,352,013
2059	83,325,330	11,349,674
2058	82,918,226	11,345,893
2057	82,508,742	11,340,487
2056	82,098,320	11,335,234
2055	81,669,191	11,328,291
2054	81,227,019	11,320,768
2053	80,789,939	11,310,127
2052	80,338,877	11,296,358
2051	79,858,310	11,280,503
2050	79,383,784	11,261,537
2049	78,897,472	11,242,070
2048	78,409,829	11,221,274
2047	77,894,547	11,199,365
2046	77,369,819	11,176,512
2045	76,852,544	11,152,739
2044	76,330,046	11,127,765
2043	75,800,788	11,102,354
2042	75,264,885	11,076,504
2041	74,721,871	11,052,951
2040	74,179,185	11,028,609
2039	73,636,894	11,005,487
2038	73,079,976	10,983,160
2037	72,506,991	10,961,591
2036	71,930,701	10,938,759
2035	71,337,219	10,916,327
2034	70,737,692	10,893,717
2033	70,128,299	10,869,588
2032	69,502,726	10,844,339
2031	68,865,544	10,819,037
2030	68,221,143	10,790,557
2029	67,549,189	10,759,017
2028	66,860,631	10,724,017
2027	66,166,759	10,685,143
2026	65,473,024	10,643,884
2025	64,747,319	10,596,620
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 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% 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 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) South Africa's population will grow by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people with a rank change from 24th to 23rd. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.7M 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	1.16%	0.25%
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 2025, the population of South Africa grew by 1.16%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

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