Population in Sweden compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Sweden and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sweden	Vatican	Sweden	Vatican
1960	7,484,656	-	-	-
1961	7,519,998	-	0.47%	-
1962	7,561,588	-	0.55%	-
1963	7,604,328	-	0.57%	-
1964	7,661,354	-	0.75%	-
1965	7,733,853	-	0.95%	-
1966	7,807,797	-	0.96%	-
1967	7,867,931	-	0.77%	-
1968	7,912,273	-	0.56%	-
1969	7,968,072	-	0.71%	-
1970	8,042,801	-	0.94%	-
1971	8,098,334	-	0.69%	-
1972	8,122,300	-	0.3%	-
1973	8,136,312	-	0.17%	-
1974	8,159,955	-	0.29%	-
1975	8,192,437	-	0.4%	-
1976	8,222,286	-	0.36%	-
1977	8,251,540	-	0.36%	-
1978	8,275,599	-	0.29%	-
1979	8,293,678	-	0.22%	-
1980	8,310,531	-	0.2%	-
1981	8,320,503	-	0.12%	-
1982	8,325,263	-	0.06%	-
1983	8,329,033	-	0.05%	-
1984	8,336,605	-	0.09%	-
1985	8,350,386	-	0.17%	-
1986	8,369,829	-	0.23%	-
1987	8,397,804	-	0.33%	-
1988	8,436,489	-	0.46%	-
1989	8,492,964	-	0.67%	-
1990	8,558,835	-	0.78%	-
1991	8,617,375	-	0.68%	-
1992	8,668,067	-	0.59%	-
1993	8,718,561	-	0.58%	-
1994	8,780,745	-	0.71%	-
1995	8,826,939	-	0.53%	-
1996	8,840,998	-	0.16%	-
1997	8,846,062	-	0.06%	-
1998	8,850,974	-	0.06%	-
1999	8,857,874	-	0.08%	-
2000	8,872,109	880	0.16%	-
2001	8,895,960	890	0.27%	1.14%
2002	8,924,958	900	0.33%	1.12%
2003	8,958,229	911	0.37%	1.22%
2004	8,993,531	921	0.39%	1.1%
2005	9,029,572	921	0.4%	0%
2006	9,080,505	932	0.56%	1.19%
2007	9,148,092	821	0.74%	-11.9%
2008	9,219,637	824	0.78%	0.37%
2009	9,298,515	826	0.86%	0.24%
2010	9,378,126	829	0.86%	0.36%
2011	9,449,213	832	0.76%	0.36%
2012	9,519,374	836	0.74%	0.48%
2013	9,600,379	839	0.85%	0.36%
2014	9,696,110	842	1%	0.36%
2015	9,799,186	1,000	1.06%	18.8%
2016	9,923,085	-	1.26%	0%
2017	10,057,698	1,000	1.36%	0%
2018	10,175,214	-	1.17%	0%
2019	10,278,887	1,000	1.02%	0%
2020	10,353,442	987	0.73%	-1.29%
2021	10,415,811	970	0.6%	-1.68%
2022	10,486,941	944	0.68%	-2.66%
2023	10,536,632	922	0.47%	-2.34%
2024	10,569,709	933	0.31%	1.2%
2025	10,619,177	939	0.47%	0.59%
2026	10,663,427	952	0.42%	1.37%
2027	10,703,497	974	0.38%	2.32%
2028	10,740,420	985	0.34%	1.13%
2029	10,773,692	983	0.31%	-0.19%
2030	10,803,699	976	0.28%	-0.75%
2031	10,830,583	968	0.25%	-0.75%
2032	10,855,855	968	0.23%	0%
2033	10,880,544	988	0.23%	2.09%
2034	10,903,924	992	0.21%	0.37%
2035	10,926,433	1,000	0.21%	0.74%
2036	10,949,062	998	0.21%	-0.18%
2037	10,971,259	1,003	0.2%	0.55%
2038	10,993,203	1,022	0.2%	1.83%
2039	11,015,926	1,060	0.21%	3.78%
2040	11,039,663	1,095	0.22%	3.3%
2041	11,063,604	1,127	0.22%	2.86%
2042	11,088,299	1,149	0.22%	1.96%
2043	11,113,927	1,169	0.23%	1.76%
2044	11,139,125	1,186	0.23%	1.42%
2045	11,163,492	1,209	0.22%	2.02%
2046	11,186,803	1,224	0.21%	1.22%
2047	11,209,183	1,248	0.2%	1.95%
2048	11,230,526	1,272	0.19%	1.92%
2049	11,250,663	1,296	0.18%	1.88%
2050	11,269,877	1,325	0.17%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sweden increased by 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sweden gained 855,536 (a 8.73% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2005 and is 93rd in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Sweden's population will grow by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.