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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sweden was 10,569,709 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sweden's population is 10,680,056 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 2.13 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Sweden is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.13% for Sweden vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Sweden has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sweden has increased from 9.08M people to 10.7M (17.6% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Sweden vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sweden Zambia
2100 11,357,586 65,217,429
2099 11,361,443 64,871,545
2098 11,365,725 64,515,891
2097 11,366,889 64,148,736
2096 11,368,572 63,777,313
2095 11,371,525 63,393,169
2094 11,374,169 62,992,652
2093 11,376,054 62,590,327
2092 11,378,099 62,175,930
2091 11,379,549 61,750,591
2090 11,381,475 61,321,399
2089 11,384,408 60,880,148
2088 11,387,073 60,434,676
2087 11,390,874 59,970,107
2086 11,398,223 59,499,234
2085 11,403,279 59,023,040
2084 11,408,050 58,535,857
2083 11,411,588 58,040,512
2082 11,416,796 57,538,672
2081 11,418,438 57,027,491
2080 11,420,629 56,506,421
2079 11,420,158 55,983,242
2078 11,418,032 55,449,777
2077 11,415,948 54,906,771
2076 11,412,112 54,361,075
2075 11,407,978 53,806,856
2074 11,404,682 53,246,777
2073 11,401,754 52,677,348
2072 11,398,056 52,101,139
2071 11,393,134 51,519,691
2070 11,389,416 50,931,614
2069 11,385,560 50,334,700
2068 11,384,165 49,737,479
2067 11,383,331 49,135,488
2066 11,383,335 48,530,443
2065 11,382,611 47,918,592
2064 11,381,643 47,299,740
2063 11,381,489 46,677,439
2062 11,382,109 46,048,819
2061 11,379,849 45,416,657
2060 11,378,661 44,777,347
2059 11,376,317 44,137,306
2058 11,372,527 43,494,451
2057 11,367,109 42,851,923
2056 11,361,843 42,206,898
2055 11,354,884 41,558,284
2054 11,347,343 40,906,492
2053 11,336,678 40,255,629
2052 11,322,876 39,603,888
2051 11,306,983 38,949,958
2050 11,287,973 38,294,607
2049 11,268,461 37,634,194
2048 11,247,615 36,971,309
2047 11,225,655 36,309,749
2046 11,202,749 35,645,868
2045 11,178,920 34,981,812
2044 11,153,887 34,316,981
2043 11,128,417 33,652,420
2042 11,102,505 32,990,657
2041 11,078,898 32,329,447
2040 11,054,498 31,664,262
2039 11,031,322 31,001,305
2038 11,008,943 30,335,662
2037 10,987,323 29,668,561
2036 10,964,438 29,000,264
2035 10,941,953 28,333,498
2034 10,919,289 27,671,195
2033 10,895,104 27,011,974
2032 10,869,796 26,356,580
2031 10,844,434 25,702,812
2030 10,815,888 25,055,216
2029 10,784,274 24,414,405
2028 10,749,191 23,780,809
2027 10,710,226 23,151,479
2026 10,668,870 22,529,742
2025 10,621,495 21,918,187
2024 10,569,709 21,314,956
2023 10,536,632 20,723,965
2022 10,486,941 20,152,938
2021 10,415,811 19,603,607
2020 10,353,442 19,059,395
2019 10,278,887 18,513,839
2018 10,175,214 17,973,569
2017 10,057,698 17,441,320
2016 9,923,085 16,914,423
2015 9,799,186 16,399,089
2014 9,696,110 15,895,315
2013 9,600,379 15,398,997
2012 9,519,374 14,913,629
2011 9,449,213 14,437,796
2010 9,378,126 13,965,594
2009 9,298,515 13,490,389
2008 9,219,637 13,021,324
2007 9,148,092 12,565,085
2006 9,080,505 12,129,553
2005 9,029,572 11,718,819
2004 8,993,531 11,338,198
2003 8,958,229 10,983,595
2002 8,924,958 10,647,949
2001 8,895,960 10,325,185
2000 8,872,109 10,017,631
1999 8,857,874 9,740,005
1998 8,850,974 9,482,408
1997 8,846,062 9,237,063
1996 8,840,998 9,004,053
1995 8,826,939 8,785,763
1994 8,780,745 8,576,269
1993 8,718,561 8,373,921
1992 8,668,067 8,176,680
1991 8,617,375 7,981,650
1990 8,558,835 7,786,169
1989 8,492,964 7,589,216
1988 8,436,489 7,391,440
1987 8,397,804 7,191,282
1986 8,369,829 6,986,471
1985 8,350,386 6,780,953
1984 8,336,605 6,580,490
1983 8,329,033 6,381,038
1982 8,325,263 6,178,637
1981 8,320,503 5,983,289
1980 8,310,531 5,802,833
1979 8,293,678 5,631,728
1978 8,275,599 5,465,374
1977 8,251,540 5,302,480
1976 8,222,286 5,143,842
1975 8,192,437 4,990,086
1974 8,159,955 4,842,746
1973 8,136,312 4,702,693
1972 8,122,300 4,569,309
1971 8,098,334 4,442,525
1970 8,042,801 4,321,718
1969 7,968,072 4,197,116
1968 7,912,273 4,065,593
1967 7,867,931 3,936,343
1966 7,807,797 3,812,003
1965 7,733,853 3,692,086
1964 7,661,354 3,577,017
1963 7,604,328 3,465,907
1962 7,561,588 3,358,099
1961 7,519,998 3,254,086
1960 7,484,656 3,153,729

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/sweden/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sweden increased by 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sweden gained 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sweden's population will grow by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people with a rank change from 91st to 93rd. The population of Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Sweden
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sweden Zambia
2100 -0.03% 0.53%
2099 -0.04% 0.55%
2098 -0.01% 0.57%
2097 -0.01% 0.58%
2096 -0.03% 0.61%
2095 -0.02% 0.64%
2094 -0.02% 0.64%
2093 -0.02% 0.67%
2092 -0.01% 0.69%
2091 -0.02% 0.7%
2090 -0.03% 0.72%
2089 -0.02% 0.74%
2088 -0.03% 0.77%
2087 -0.06% 0.79%
2086 -0.04% 0.81%
2085 -0.04% 0.83%
2084 -0.03% 0.85%
2083 -0.05% 0.87%
2082 -0.01% 0.9%
2081 -0.02% 0.92%
2080 0.004% 0.93%
2079 0.02% 0.96%
2078 0.02% 0.99%
2077 0.03% 1%
2076 0.04% 1.03%
2075 0.03% 1.05%
2074 0.03% 1.08%
2073 0.03% 1.11%
2072 0.04% 1.13%
2071 0.03% 1.15%
2070 0.03% 1.19%
2069 0.01% 1.2%
2068 0.007% 1.23%
2067 -0% 1.25%
2066 0.006% 1.28%
2065 0.009% 1.31%
2064 0.001% 1.33%
2063 -0.005% 1.37%
2062 0.02% 1.39%
2061 0.01% 1.43%
2060 0.02% 1.45%
2059 0.03% 1.48%
2058 0.05% 1.5%
2057 0.05% 1.53%
2056 0.06% 1.56%
2055 0.07% 1.59%
2054 0.09% 1.62%
2053 0.12% 1.65%
2052 0.14% 1.68%
2051 0.17% 1.71%
2050 0.17% 1.75%
2049 0.19% 1.79%
2048 0.2% 1.82%
2047 0.2% 1.86%
2046 0.21% 1.9%
2045 0.22% 1.94%
2044 0.23% 1.97%
2043 0.23% 2.01%
2042 0.21% 2.05%
2041 0.22% 2.1%
2040 0.21% 2.14%
2039 0.2% 2.19%
2038 0.2% 2.25%
2037 0.21% 2.3%
2036 0.21% 2.35%
2035 0.21% 2.39%
2034 0.22% 2.44%
2033 0.23% 2.49%
2032 0.23% 2.54%
2031 0.26% 2.58%
2030 0.29% 2.62%
2029 0.33% 2.66%
2028 0.36% 2.72%
2027 0.39% 2.76%
2026 0.45% 2.79%
2025 0.49% 2.83%
2024 0.31% 2.85%
2023 0.47% 2.83%
2022 0.68% 2.8%
2021 0.6% 2.86%
2020 0.73% 2.95%
2019 1.02% 3.01%
2018 1.17% 3.05%
2017 1.36% 3.12%
2016 1.26% 3.14%
2015 1.06% 3.17%
2014 1% 3.22%
2013 0.85% 3.25%
2012 0.74% 3.3%
2011 0.76% 3.38%
2010 0.86% 3.52%
2009 0.86% 3.6%
2008 0.78% 3.63%
2007 0.74% 3.59%
2006 0.56% 3.5%
2005 0.4% 3.36%
2004 0.39% 3.23%
2003 0.37% 3.15%
2002 0.33% 3.13%
2001 0.27% 3.07%
2000 0.16% 2.85%
1999 0.08% 2.72%
1998 0.06% 2.66%
1997 0.06% 2.59%
1996 0.16% 2.48%
1995 0.53% 2.44%
1994 0.71% 2.42%
1993 0.58% 2.41%
1992 0.59% 2.44%
1991 0.68% 2.51%
1990 0.78% 2.6%
1989 0.67% 2.68%
1988 0.46% 2.78%
1987 0.33% 2.93%
1986 0.23% 3.03%
1985 0.17% 3.05%
1984 0.09% 3.13%
1983 0.05% 3.28%
1982 0.06% 3.26%
1981 0.12% 3.11%
1980 0.2% 3.04%
1979 0.22% 3.04%
1978 0.29% 3.07%
1977 0.36% 3.08%
1976 0.36% 3.08%
1975 0.4% 3.04%
1974 0.29% 2.98%
1973 0.17% 2.92%
1972 0.3% 2.85%
1971 0.69% 2.8%
1970 0.94% 2.97%
1969 0.71% 3.24%
1968 0.56% 3.28%
1967 0.77% 3.26%
1966 0.96% 3.25%
1965 0.95% 3.22%
1964 0.75% 3.21%
1963 0.57% 3.21%
1962 0.55% 3.2%
1961 0.47% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/sweden/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sweden grew by 0.31%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Sweden Zambia
Current population
10680056
22697916
Population rank 91/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.27%
One net population change
15.9 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
5.25 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
5.54 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +91 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +33,077 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.31% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 149/197 21/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change +47,079 +6,562
Net migration rank 22/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 2,272,158 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 34/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 21.4% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 28/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sweden
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sweden Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 47,079 - 6,562
2024 - 50,115 - 7,381
2023 5,269 55,209 577,660 9,521
2022 10,487 58,955 563,456 -8,566
2021 22,914 51,947 535,629 8,143
2020 14,495 37,302 536,484 8,156
2019 25,697 72,619 528,089 18,385
2018 23,403 87,517 515,644 18,431
2017 24,138 102,671 504,630 25,789
2016 25,800 119,234 497,521 25,860
2015 23,518 80,534 491,021 16,261
2014 26,179 77,654 483,663 16,574
2013 23,041 66,760 476,846 15,542
2012 20,943 52,879 469,406 8,958
2011 21,733 46,049 459,743 13,569
2010 25,320 51,175 448,337 22,761
2009 21,387 63,638 434,458 44,867
2008 18,439 56,452 419,560 39,249
2007 15,552 54,907 403,729 49,945
2006 15,436 51,675 387,891 29,517
2005 9,030 27,030 368,756 35,316
2004 9,893 25,842 349,352 7,819
2003 6,271 29,161 331,189 20,845
2002 893 31,364 316,041 3,206
2001 -1,779 28,856 302,682 23,582
2000 -2,662 24,900 293,186 -4,338
1999 -6,201 13,940 283,297 -16,888
1998 -3,541 11,325 275,568 -26,796
1997 -3,539 6,047 268,198 -26,276
1996 1,768 5,773 262,468 -38,358
1995 9,710 11,621 257,897 -45,423
1994 20,196 51,545 252,023 -45,504
1993 20,924 32,725 245,917 -47,739
1992 28,605 20,507 239,953 -43,656
1991 29,299 25,314 237,957 -44,203
1990 29,100 35,668 235,835 -38,619
1989 24,629 44,565 233,429 -36,736
1988 15,186 30,064 230,118 -31,270
1987 11,757 21,335 227,813 -26,338
1986 9,206 15,211 224,768 -16,610
1985 4,175 11,464 221,351 -18,474
1984 3,335 8,668 216,695 -18,652
1983 833 2,105 212,712 -11,849
1982 1,665 2,524 207,621 -3,676
1981 1,664 3,209 202,822 -16,072
1980 5,818 10,040 198,817 -24,664
1979 4,976 13,895 197,578 -29,515
1978 4,138 13,807 194,933 -30,284
1977 7,426 23,528 191,557 -30,423
1976 8,222 20,324 186,762 -30,612
1975 14,746 16,564 182,258 -30,886
1974 23,664 9,217 174,484 -31,178
1973 24,409 -9,551 168,258 -31,472
1972 28,428 -13,519 161,648 -31,672
1971 31,583 2,334 155,249 -31,651
1970 30,563 47,242 149,380 -31,370
1969 23,904 48,824 142,660 -11,469
1968 30,858 8,545 137,315 -5,447
1967 41,700 11,075 131,938 -5,298
1966 45,286 24,920 127,164 -5,129
1965 44,857 32,444 122,814 -5,023
1964 45,968 23,581 117,197 -4,851
1963 35,741 11,009 114,555 -4,676
1962 30,246 9,627 110,173 -4,428
1961 30,832 14,401 106,318 -4,043
1960 27,693 1,080 102,335 -3,898

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/sweden/zambia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 21.4% of the population change in Sweden is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people). In Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 2,272,158 residents or 21.4% of the population were not native-born in Sweden, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

Biggest cities by population

Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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