Finland vs Sweden

Finland vs Sweden: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.39% a year in Finland and 0.56% a year in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.17 percentage points, or 1.45 times that in Finland.

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% a year · UN

Finland vs Sweden: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.39% a year in Finland and 0.56% a year in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.17 percentage points, or 1.45 times that in Finland.
FinlandSwedenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Sweden has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Finland.
  • In 2023, Finland ranked 150 and Sweden ranked 136 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Finland at -0.37% a year and Sweden at -0.05% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearFinlandSwedenWorld
20230.390.560.87
20220.760.660.88
20210.260.70.8
20200.150.50.9
20190.130.951.03
20180.091.081.07
20170.181.241.13
20160.291.451.17
20150.281.061.18
20140.381.061.22
20130.450.931.23
20120.470.771.27
20110.480.711.26
20100.440.81.27
20090.470.911.28
20080.490.81.28
20070.450.761.28
20060.410.721.28
20050.360.41.27
20040.320.41.28
20030.260.391.29
20020.220.361.3
20010.270.31.33
20000.190.241.35
19990.230.081.35
19980.240.081.37
19970.290.041.39
19960.30.081.42
19950.350.241.45
19940.410.811.47
19930.450.611.52
19920.520.551.57
19910.610.621.63
19900.480.741.76
19890.40.81.78
19880.320.531.79
19870.260.391.84
19860.310.281.83
19850.350.191.8
19840.490.141.8
19830.580.041.78
19820.610.051.86
19810.510.061.82
19800.350.181.8
19790.280.221.79
19780.230.211.74
19770.340.371.75
19760.220.341.78
19750.380.391.8
19740.50.41.88
19730.540.181.94
19720.590.181.97
19710.590.421.97
1970-0.340.962.06
1969-0.430.912.06
19680.290.492.09
19670.610.672
19660.490.892.04
19650.270.982.09
19640.390.882.16
19630.720.612.28
19620.710.522.11
19610.670.591.67
19600.750.361.58
19590.840.471.73
19580.760.582
19570.890.72.07
19561.080.71.98
19551.120.762.01
19541.160.591.99
19531.120.581.9
19521.260.731.94
19510.860.731.75
19501.090.871.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFinlandSwedenWorld
20240.190–0.40.490.17–0.830.86
20250.03-1.5–1.690.450.03–0.890.84
2026-0.08-0.38–0.230.39-0.07–0.910.83
2027-0.12-0.49–0.230.36-0.15–0.960.81
2028-0.14-0.53–0.270.33-0.25–10.8
2029-0.15-0.58–0.290.29-0.3–1.010.78
2030-0.16-0.61–0.320.26-0.36–10.76
2031-0.17-0.63–0.330.23-0.44–0.980.75
2032-0.18-0.65–0.350.23-0.53–10.73
2033-0.19-0.66–0.370.22-0.51–1.020.72
2034-0.2-0.71–0.380.21-0.6–0.980.7
2035-0.21-0.74–0.420.21-0.62–1.040.69
2036-0.21-0.74–0.440.21-0.6–1.050.67
2037-0.22-0.76–0.470.2-0.67–1.060.65
2038-0.22-0.78–0.470.2-0.65–1.070.64
2039-0.23-0.8–0.480.21-0.69–1.120.62
2040-0.22-0.81–0.510.22-0.7–1.140.61
2041-0.23-0.81–0.480.21-0.66–1.160.59
2042-0.23-0.81–0.540.23-0.68–1.210.57
2043-0.23-0.82–0.540.23-0.71–1.240.56
2044-0.23-0.83–0.560.22-0.73–1.210.54
2045-0.24-0.84–0.540.21-0.8–1.130.52
2046-0.24-0.86–0.610.2-0.79–1.210.5
2047-0.24-0.84–0.60.2-0.86–1.220.48
2048-0.25-0.88–0.650.19-0.87–1.20.46
2049-0.26-0.89–0.630.17-0.86–1.160.44
2050-0.27-0.92–0.630.17-0.88–1.20.42
2051-0.28-0.94–0.620.14-0.93–1.170.4
2052-0.28-0.92–0.640.12-0.95–1.140.38
2053-0.29-0.95–0.660.09-1.06–1.140.36
2054-0.3-0.96–0.690.07-1.07–1.110.34
2055-0.31-1–0.680.06-1.17–1.130.33
2056-0.31-1.02–0.720.05-1.2–1.160.31
2057-0.3-1.02–0.70.05-1.2–1.110.3
2058-0.28-1.01–0.710.03-1.28–1.10.28
2059-0.29-1.06–0.720.02-1.26–1.140.27
2060-0.29-1.06–0.690.01-1.32–1.160.25
2061-0.28-1.07–0.740.02-1.3–1.160.24
2062-0.27-1.07–0.74-0.01-1.37–1.150.23
2063-0.28-1.07–0.740-1.42–1.160.22
2064-0.27-1.09–0.790.01-1.44–1.090.21
2065-0.28-1.11–0.820.01-1.46–1.10.2
2066-0.26-1.11–0.80-1.5–1.070.19
2067-0.26-1.1–0.840.01-1.46–1.090.18
2068-0.26-1.14–0.830.01-1.54–1.10.17
2069-0.26-1.17–0.830.03-1.44–1.160.16
2070-0.27-1.17–0.830.03-1.53–1.160.15
2071-0.27-1.2–0.850.04-1.48–1.190.14
2072-0.27-1.21–0.820.03-1.47–1.190.13
2073-0.28-1.21–0.840.03-1.52–1.190.12
2074-0.29-1.25–0.80.03-1.6–1.210.1
2075-0.3-1.27–0.810.04-1.67–1.250.09
2076-0.31-1.29–0.830.03-1.6–1.270.08
2077-0.31-1.32–0.840.02-1.61–1.230.07
2078-0.3-1.33–0.820.02-1.63–1.280.06
2079-0.31-1.33–0.880-1.73–1.260.05
2080-0.32-1.36–0.84-0.02-1.74–1.170.04
2081-0.32-1.38–0.89-0.01-1.82–1.210.03
2082-0.32-1.43–0.85-0.05-1.87–1.190.02
2083-0.32-1.43–0.9-0.03-1.96–1.230.01
2084-0.31-1.42–0.95-0.04-1.96–1.26-0
2085-0.33-1.45–0.91-0.04-2.01–1.28-0.01
2086-0.33-1.45–0.91-0.06-2.04–1.19-0.02
2087-0.33-1.47–0.87-0.03-2.08–1.24-0.03
2088-0.32-1.46–0.88-0.02-2.11–1.26-0.04
2089-0.32-1.48–0.87-0.03-2.14–1.23-0.05
2090-0.33-1.56–0.86-0.02-2.03–1.23-0.05
2091-0.33-1.55–0.86-0.01-2.04–1.26-0.06
2092-0.32-1.56–0.91-0.02-2.15–1.2-0.07
2093-0.32-1.6–0.92-0.02-2.23–1.21-0.07
2094-0.32-1.67–0.91-0.02-2.15–1.23-0.08
2095-0.33-1.68–0.97-0.03-2.23–1.26-0.09
2096-0.33-1.71–0.95-0.02-2.17–1.25-0.1
2097-0.34-1.73–0.99-0.01-2.22–1.31-0.11
2098-0.34-1.77–0.97-0.04-2.33–1.28-0.11
2099-0.35-1.81–1.03-0.03-2.34–1.25-0.12
2100-0.37-1.88–0.98-0.05-2.41–1.27-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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