The latest officially reported population of Sweden was 10,569,709 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sweden's population is 10,654,722 people compared to 17,210,092 in Zimbabwe.
Population statistics:
- Zimbabwe's population is 1.62 times bigger than Sweden's.
- Sweden is ranked the 93rd most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
- The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.13% for Sweden vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
- For the last 10 years, Sweden has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
- Since 2005, the population of Sweden has increased from 9.03M people to 10.7M (18% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.5M to 17.2M (37.9% growth).
- Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 11.4M people compared to the peak of 37.2M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.
Sweden vs Zimbabwe: live population counter
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| Current population |
10654722
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17210092
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| Population rank | 93/197 | 74/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.21% |
| One net population change |
15.9 minutes
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1.79 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.25 minutes
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1.06 minutes
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| One death every |
5.54 minutes
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4.22 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
10.5 minutes
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8.68 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +50,115 | -60,528 |
| Daily growth/decline | +91 | +804 |
| Annual growth/decline | +33,077 | +293,551 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.31% | +1.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 148/197 | 62/197 |
Sweden and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,484,656 | 3,809,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,519,998 | 3,930,401 | 0.47% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 7,561,588 | 4,055,959 | 0.55% | 3.19% |
| 1963 | 7,604,328 | 4,185,877 | 0.57% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 7,661,354 | 4,320,006 | 0.75% | 3.2% |
| 1965 | 7,733,853 | 4,458,462 | 0.95% | 3.2% |
| 1966 | 7,807,797 | 4,601,217 | 0.96% | 3.2% |
| 1967 | 7,867,931 | 4,748,307 | 0.77% | 3.2% |
| 1968 | 7,912,273 | 4,900,440 | 0.56% | 3.2% |
| 1969 | 7,968,072 | 5,058,181 | 0.71% | 3.22% |
| 1970 | 8,042,801 | 5,215,918 | 0.94% | 3.12% |
| 1971 | 8,098,334 | 5,374,712 | 0.69% | 3.04% |
| 1972 | 8,122,300 | 5,542,445 | 0.3% | 3.12% |
| 1973 | 8,136,312 | 5,720,404 | 0.17% | 3.21% |
| 1974 | 8,159,955 | 5,908,328 | 0.29% | 3.29% |
| 1975 | 8,192,437 | 6,098,658 | 0.4% | 3.22% |
| 1976 | 8,222,286 | 6,287,105 | 0.36% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 8,251,540 | 6,449,512 | 0.36% | 2.58% |
| 1978 | 8,275,599 | 6,543,575 | 0.29% | 1.46% |
| 1979 | 8,293,678 | 6,647,556 | 0.22% | 1.59% |
| 1980 | 8,310,531 | 7,041,303 | 0.2% | 5.92% |
| 1981 | 8,320,503 | 7,498,635 | 0.12% | 6.49% |
| 1982 | 8,325,263 | 7,796,496 | 0.06% | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 8,329,033 | 8,098,404 | 0.05% | 3.87% |
| 1984 | 8,336,605 | 8,391,488 | 0.09% | 3.62% |
| 1985 | 8,350,386 | 8,686,813 | 0.17% | 3.52% |
| 1986 | 8,369,829 | 8,982,578 | 0.23% | 3.4% |
| 1987 | 8,397,804 | 9,284,644 | 0.33% | 3.36% |
| 1988 | 8,436,489 | 9,583,094 | 0.46% | 3.21% |
| 1989 | 8,492,964 | 9,864,798 | 0.67% | 2.94% |
| 1990 | 8,558,835 | 10,137,281 | 0.78% | 2.76% |
| 1991 | 8,617,375 | 10,404,816 | 0.68% | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 8,668,067 | 10,702,700 | 0.59% | 2.86% |
| 1993 | 8,718,561 | 10,860,288 | 0.58% | 1.47% |
| 1994 | 8,780,745 | 10,873,148 | 0.71% | 0.12% |
| 1995 | 8,826,939 | 10,974,599 | 0.53% | 0.93% |
| 1996 | 8,840,998 | 11,158,360 | 0.16% | 1.67% |
| 1997 | 8,846,062 | 11,369,827 | 0.06% | 1.9% |
| 1998 | 8,850,974 | 11,594,297 | 0.06% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 8,857,874 | 11,783,458 | 0.08% | 1.63% |
| 2000 | 8,872,109 | 11,892,055 | 0.16% | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 8,895,960 | 11,971,901 | 0.27% | 0.67% |
| 2002 | 8,924,958 | 12,087,653 | 0.33% | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 8,958,229 | 12,232,323 | 0.37% | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 8,993,531 | 12,365,896 | 0.39% | 1.09% |
| 2005 | 9,029,572 | 12,483,432 | 0.4% | 0.95% |
| 2006 | 9,080,505 | 12,636,445 | 0.56% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 9,148,092 | 12,804,058 | 0.74% | 1.33% |
| 2008 | 9,219,637 | 12,959,149 | 0.78% | 1.21% |
| 2009 | 9,298,515 | 13,142,790 | 0.86% | 1.42% |
| 2010 | 9,378,126 | 13,356,548 | 0.86% | 1.63% |
| 2011 | 9,449,213 | 13,595,424 | 0.76% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 9,519,374 | 13,817,887 | 0.74% | 1.64% |
| 2013 | 9,600,379 | 14,013,808 | 0.85% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 9,696,110 | 14,207,359 | 1% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 9,799,186 | 14,399,013 | 1.06% | 1.35% |
| 2016 | 9,923,085 | 14,600,294 | 1.26% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 10,057,698 | 14,812,482 | 1.36% | 1.45% |
| 2018 | 10,175,214 | 15,034,452 | 1.17% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 10,278,887 | 15,271,368 | 1.02% | 1.58% |
| 2020 | 10,353,442 | 15,526,888 | 0.73% | 1.67% |
| 2021 | 10,415,811 | 15,797,210 | 0.6% | 1.74% |
| 2022 | 10,486,941 | 16,069,056 | 0.68% | 1.72% |
| 2023 | 10,536,632 | 16,340,822 | 0.47% | 1.69% |
| 2024 | 10,569,709 | 16,634,373 | 0.31% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 10,619,177 | 16,950,805 | 0.47% | 1.9% |
| 2026 | 10,663,427 | 17,273,591 | 0.42% | 1.9% |
| 2027 | 10,703,497 | 17,600,621 | 0.38% | 1.89% |
| 2028 | 10,740,420 | 17,932,015 | 0.34% | 1.88% |
| 2029 | 10,773,692 | 18,268,967 | 0.31% | 1.88% |
| 2030 | 10,803,699 | 18,610,356 | 0.28% | 1.87% |
| 2031 | 10,830,583 | 18,956,207 | 0.25% | 1.86% |
| 2032 | 10,855,855 | 19,311,368 | 0.23% | 1.87% |
| 2033 | 10,880,544 | 19,675,929 | 0.23% | 1.89% |
| 2034 | 10,903,924 | 20,041,125 | 0.21% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 10,926,433 | 20,409,159 | 0.21% | 1.84% |
| 2036 | 10,949,062 | 20,778,662 | 0.21% | 1.81% |
| 2037 | 10,971,259 | 21,144,748 | 0.2% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 10,993,203 | 21,512,919 | 0.2% | 1.74% |
| 2039 | 11,015,926 | 21,881,123 | 0.21% | 1.71% |
| 2040 | 11,039,663 | 22,250,123 | 0.22% | 1.69% |
| 2041 | 11,063,604 | 22,627,428 | 0.22% | 1.7% |
| 2042 | 11,088,299 | 23,000,906 | 0.22% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 11,113,927 | 23,371,301 | 0.23% | 1.61% |
| 2044 | 11,139,125 | 23,740,630 | 0.23% | 1.58% |
| 2045 | 11,163,492 | 24,102,391 | 0.22% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 11,186,803 | 24,462,491 | 0.21% | 1.49% |
| 2047 | 11,209,183 | 24,816,449 | 0.2% | 1.45% |
| 2048 | 11,230,526 | 25,168,419 | 0.19% | 1.42% |
| 2049 | 11,250,663 | 25,518,513 | 0.18% | 1.39% |
| 2050 | 11,269,877 | 25,866,397 | 0.17% | 1.36% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sweden increased by 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sweden gained 855,536 (a 8.73% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).
Sweden was ranked 88th most populous country in 2005 and is 93rd in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Population differences between Sweden and Zimbabwe
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| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 63.3 years |
| Average age | 41.9 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 47.7:52.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 3.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 67.2 ppl/mi² | 111.4 ppl/mi² |
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