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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sweden	Zambia	Sweden	Zambia
1960	7,484,656	3,153,729	-	-
1961	7,519,998	3,254,086	0.47%	3.18%
1962	7,561,588	3,358,099	0.55%	3.2%
1963	7,604,328	3,465,907	0.57%	3.21%
1964	7,661,354	3,577,017	0.75%	3.21%
1965	7,733,853	3,692,086	0.95%	3.22%
1966	7,807,797	3,812,003	0.96%	3.25%
1967	7,867,931	3,936,343	0.77%	3.26%
1968	7,912,273	4,065,593	0.56%	3.28%
1969	7,968,072	4,197,116	0.71%	3.24%
1970	8,042,801	4,321,718	0.94%	2.97%
1971	8,098,334	4,442,525	0.69%	2.8%
1972	8,122,300	4,569,309	0.3%	2.85%
1973	8,136,312	4,702,693	0.17%	2.92%
1974	8,159,955	4,842,746	0.29%	2.98%
1975	8,192,437	4,990,086	0.4%	3.04%
1976	8,222,286	5,143,842	0.36%	3.08%
1977	8,251,540	5,302,480	0.36%	3.08%
1978	8,275,599	5,465,374	0.29%	3.07%
1979	8,293,678	5,631,728	0.22%	3.04%
1980	8,310,531	5,802,833	0.2%	3.04%
1981	8,320,503	5,983,289	0.12%	3.11%
1982	8,325,263	6,178,637	0.06%	3.26%
1983	8,329,033	6,381,038	0.05%	3.28%
1984	8,336,605	6,580,490	0.09%	3.13%
1985	8,350,386	6,780,953	0.17%	3.05%
1986	8,369,829	6,986,471	0.23%	3.03%
1987	8,397,804	7,191,282	0.33%	2.93%
1988	8,436,489	7,391,440	0.46%	2.78%
1989	8,492,964	7,589,216	0.67%	2.68%
1990	8,558,835	7,786,169	0.78%	2.6%
1991	8,617,375	7,981,650	0.68%	2.51%
1992	8,668,067	8,176,680	0.59%	2.44%
1993	8,718,561	8,373,921	0.58%	2.41%
1994	8,780,745	8,576,269	0.71%	2.42%
1995	8,826,939	8,785,763	0.53%	2.44%
1996	8,840,998	9,004,053	0.16%	2.48%
1997	8,846,062	9,237,063	0.06%	2.59%
1998	8,850,974	9,482,408	0.06%	2.66%
1999	8,857,874	9,740,005	0.08%	2.72%
2000	8,872,109	10,017,631	0.16%	2.85%
2001	8,895,960	10,325,185	0.27%	3.07%
2002	8,924,958	10,647,949	0.33%	3.13%
2003	8,958,229	10,983,595	0.37%	3.15%
2004	8,993,531	11,338,198	0.39%	3.23%
2005	9,029,572	11,718,819	0.4%	3.36%
2006	9,080,505	12,129,553	0.56%	3.5%
2007	9,148,092	12,565,085	0.74%	3.59%
2008	9,219,637	13,021,324	0.78%	3.63%
2009	9,298,515	13,490,389	0.86%	3.6%
2010	9,378,126	13,965,594	0.86%	3.52%
2011	9,449,213	14,437,796	0.76%	3.38%
2012	9,519,374	14,913,629	0.74%	3.3%
2013	9,600,379	15,398,997	0.85%	3.25%
2014	9,696,110	15,895,315	1%	3.22%
2015	9,799,186	16,399,089	1.06%	3.17%
2016	9,923,085	16,914,423	1.26%	3.14%
2017	10,057,698	17,441,320	1.36%	3.12%
2018	10,175,214	17,973,569	1.17%	3.05%
2019	10,278,887	18,513,839	1.02%	3.01%
2020	10,353,442	19,059,395	0.73%	2.95%
2021	10,415,811	19,603,607	0.6%	2.86%
2022	10,486,941	20,152,938	0.68%	2.8%
2023	10,536,632	20,723,965	0.47%	2.83%
2024	10,569,709	21,314,956	0.31%	2.85%
2025	10,619,177	21,913,869	0.47%	2.81%
2026	10,663,427	22,521,905	0.42%	2.77%
2027	10,703,497	23,138,716	0.38%	2.74%
2028	10,740,420	23,761,368	0.34%	2.69%
2029	10,773,692	24,389,681	0.31%	2.64%
2030	10,803,699	25,024,887	0.28%	2.6%
2031	10,830,583	25,666,496	0.25%	2.56%
2032	10,855,855	26,311,946	0.23%	2.51%
2033	10,880,544	26,960,073	0.23%	2.46%
2034	10,903,924	27,611,621	0.21%	2.42%
2035	10,926,433	28,266,887	0.21%	2.37%
2036	10,949,062	28,925,103	0.21%	2.33%
2037	10,971,259	29,583,482	0.2%	2.28%
2038	10,993,203	30,240,549	0.2%	2.22%
2039	11,015,926	30,895,586	0.21%	2.17%
2040	11,039,663	31,550,394	0.22%	2.12%
2041	11,063,604	32,204,340	0.22%	2.07%
2042	11,088,299	32,856,596	0.22%	2.03%
2043	11,113,927	33,510,500	0.23%	1.99%
2044	11,139,125	34,165,920	0.23%	1.96%
2045	11,163,492	34,821,101	0.22%	1.92%
2046	11,186,803	35,475,795	0.21%	1.88%
2047	11,209,183	36,129,270	0.2%	1.84%
2048	11,230,526	36,782,260	0.19%	1.81%
2049	11,250,663	37,434,667	0.18%	1.77%
2050	11,269,877	38,083,369	0.17%	1.73%

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 740,779 (a 7.47% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).

Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2006 and is 93rd in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 69% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.