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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sweden	Switzerland	Sweden	Switzerland
1960	7,484,656	5,327,827	-	-
1961	7,519,998	5,434,294	0.47%	2%
1962	7,561,588	5,573,815	0.55%	2.57%
1963	7,604,328	5,694,247	0.57%	2.16%
1964	7,661,354	5,789,228	0.75%	1.67%
1965	7,733,853	5,856,472	0.95%	1.16%
1966	7,807,797	5,918,002	0.96%	1.05%
1967	7,867,931	5,991,785	0.77%	1.25%
1968	7,912,273	6,067,714	0.56%	1.27%
1969	7,968,072	6,136,387	0.71%	1.13%
1970	8,042,801	6,180,877	0.94%	0.73%
1971	8,098,334	6,213,399	0.69%	0.53%
1972	8,122,300	6,260,956	0.3%	0.77%
1973	8,136,312	6,307,347	0.17%	0.74%
1974	8,159,955	6,341,405	0.29%	0.54%
1975	8,192,437	6,338,632	0.4%	-0.04%
1976	8,222,286	6,302,504	0.36%	-0.57%
1977	8,251,540	6,281,174	0.36%	-0.34%
1978	8,275,599	6,281,738	0.29%	0.009%
1979	8,293,678	6,294,365	0.22%	0.2%
1980	8,310,531	6,319,408	0.2%	0.4%
1981	8,320,503	6,354,074	0.12%	0.55%
1982	8,325,263	6,391,309	0.06%	0.59%
1983	8,329,033	6,418,773	0.05%	0.43%
1984	8,336,605	6,441,865	0.09%	0.36%
1985	8,350,386	6,470,365	0.17%	0.44%
1986	8,369,829	6,504,124	0.23%	0.52%
1987	8,397,804	6,545,106	0.33%	0.63%
1988	8,436,489	6,593,386	0.46%	0.74%
1989	8,492,964	6,646,912	0.67%	0.81%
1990	8,558,835	6,715,519	0.78%	1.03%
1991	8,617,375	6,799,978	0.68%	1.26%
1992	8,668,067	6,875,364	0.59%	1.11%
1993	8,718,561	6,938,265	0.58%	0.91%
1994	8,780,745	6,993,795	0.71%	0.8%
1995	8,826,939	7,040,687	0.53%	0.67%
1996	8,840,998	7,071,850	0.16%	0.44%
1997	8,846,062	7,088,906	0.06%	0.24%
1998	8,850,974	7,110,001	0.06%	0.3%
1999	8,857,874	7,143,991	0.08%	0.48%
2000	8,872,109	7,184,250	0.16%	0.56%
2001	8,895,960	7,229,854	0.27%	0.63%
2002	8,924,958	7,284,753	0.33%	0.76%
2003	8,958,229	7,339,001	0.37%	0.74%
2004	8,993,531	7,389,625	0.39%	0.69%
2005	9,029,572	7,437,115	0.4%	0.64%
2006	9,080,505	7,483,934	0.56%	0.63%
2007	9,148,092	7,551,117	0.74%	0.9%
2008	9,219,637	7,647,675	0.78%	1.28%
2009	9,298,515	7,743,831	0.86%	1.26%
2010	9,378,126	7,824,909	0.86%	1.05%
2011	9,449,213	7,912,398	0.76%	1.12%
2012	9,519,374	7,996,861	0.74%	1.07%
2013	9,600,379	8,089,346	0.85%	1.16%
2014	9,696,110	8,188,649	1%	1.23%
2015	9,799,186	8,282,396	1.06%	1.14%
2016	9,923,085	8,373,338	1.26%	1.1%
2017	10,057,698	8,451,840	1.36%	0.94%
2018	10,175,214	8,514,329	1.17%	0.74%
2019	10,278,887	8,575,280	1.02%	0.72%
2020	10,353,442	8,638,167	0.73%	0.73%
2021	10,415,811	8,704,546	0.6%	0.77%
2022	10,486,941	8,777,088	0.68%	0.83%
2023	10,536,632	8,888,822	0.47%	1.27%
2024	10,569,709	9,005,582	0.31%	1.31%
2025	10,619,177	9,051,441	0.47%	0.51%
2026	10,663,427	9,092,200	0.42%	0.45%
2027	10,703,497	9,128,649	0.38%	0.4%
2028	10,740,420	9,161,558	0.34%	0.36%
2029	10,773,692	9,190,268	0.31%	0.31%
2030	10,803,699	9,215,844	0.28%	0.28%
2031	10,830,583	9,239,801	0.25%	0.26%
2032	10,855,855	9,260,664	0.23%	0.23%
2033	10,880,544	9,278,524	0.23%	0.19%
2034	10,903,924	9,295,500	0.21%	0.18%
2035	10,926,433	9,310,659	0.21%	0.16%
2036	10,949,062	9,323,296	0.21%	0.14%
2037	10,971,259	9,334,565	0.2%	0.12%
2038	10,993,203	9,344,395	0.2%	0.11%
2039	11,015,926	9,353,187	0.21%	0.09%
2040	11,039,663	9,363,095	0.22%	0.11%
2041	11,063,604	9,372,148	0.22%	0.1%
2042	11,088,299	9,380,579	0.22%	0.09%
2043	11,113,927	9,389,228	0.23%	0.09%
2044	11,139,125	9,396,409	0.23%	0.08%
2045	11,163,492	9,402,783	0.22%	0.07%
2046	11,186,803	9,408,721	0.21%	0.06%
2047	11,209,183	9,415,274	0.2%	0.07%
2048	11,230,526	9,422,270	0.19%	0.07%
2049	11,250,663	9,427,479	0.18%	0.06%
2050	11,269,877	9,430,133	0.17%	0.03%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sweden increased by 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sweden gained 740,779 (a 7.47% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 719,260 (a 8.59% growth).

Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2006 and is 93rd in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Sweden's population will grow by 5.68% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd. The population of Switzerland will increase by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.