Greece vs Sweden

Greece vs Sweden: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -2.08% a year in Greece and 0.56% a year in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 2.64 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Greece vs Sweden: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -2.08% a year in Greece and 0.56% a year in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 2.64 percentage points.
GreeceSwedenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Sweden has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Greece.
  • In 2023, Greece ranked 225 and Sweden ranked 136 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Greece at -0.66% 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

YearGreeceSwedenWorld
2023-2.080.560.87
2022-1.210.660.88
2021-1.960.70.8
2020-0.30.50.9
2019-0.060.951.03
2018-0.171.081.07
2017-0.261.241.13
2016-0.151.451.17
2015-0.691.061.18
2014-0.651.061.22
2013-0.720.931.23
2012-0.750.771.27
2011-0.340.711.26
20100.060.81.27
20090.240.911.28
20080.320.81.28
20070.240.761.28
20060.30.721.28
20050.340.41.27
20040.280.41.28
20030.250.391.29
20020.270.361.3
20010.60.31.33
20000.520.241.35
19990.490.081.35
19980.490.081.37
19970.510.041.39
19960.480.081.42
19950.490.241.45
19940.520.811.47
19930.50.611.52
19920.520.551.57
19910.520.621.63
19900.420.741.76
19890.370.81.78
19880.440.531.79
19870.40.391.84
19860.510.281.83
19850.520.191.8
19840.640.141.8
19830.710.041.78
19820.790.051.86
19810.910.061.82
19801.170.181.8
19791.490.221.79
19781.390.211.74
19770.920.371.75
19761.730.341.78
19751.420.391.8
19740.530.41.88
19730.270.181.94
19720.730.181.97
19710.690.421.97
19700.210.962.06
1969-0.190.912.06
19680.860.492.09
19670.590.672
19661.160.892.04
19650.210.982.09
19640.20.882.16
19630.170.612.28
19620.190.522.11
19610.440.591.67
19601.050.361.58
19591.030.471.73
19580.980.582
19570.930.72.07
19560.940.71.98
19550.960.762.01
19540.90.591.99
19530.870.581.9
19520.820.731.94
19510.80.731.75
19500.810.871.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGreeceSwedenWorld
2024-1.77-2.31–-1.260.490.17–0.830.86
2025-0.41-0.98–0.250.450.03–0.890.84
2026-0.43-1.19–0.320.39-0.07–0.910.83
2027-0.44-1.36–0.420.36-0.15–0.960.81
2028-0.45-1.43–0.470.33-0.25–10.8
2029-0.45-1.53–0.510.29-0.3–1.010.78
2030-0.46-1.66–0.530.26-0.36–10.76
2031-0.46-1.72–0.530.23-0.44–0.980.75
2032-0.48-1.84–0.560.23-0.53–10.73
2033-0.47-1.91–0.560.22-0.51–1.020.72
2034-0.47-1.95–0.550.21-0.6–0.980.7
2035-0.48-2.05–0.560.21-0.62–1.040.69
2036-0.47-2.12–0.570.21-0.6–1.050.67
2037-0.47-2.13–0.590.2-0.67–1.060.65
2038-0.47-2.32–0.550.2-0.65–1.070.64
2039-0.47-2.33–0.580.21-0.69–1.120.62
2040-0.47-2.34–0.630.22-0.7–1.140.61
2041-0.47-2.45–0.620.21-0.66–1.160.59
2042-0.46-2.42–0.650.23-0.68–1.210.57
2043-0.47-2.46–0.620.23-0.71–1.240.56
2044-0.49-2.6–0.570.22-0.73–1.210.54
2045-0.49-2.64–0.520.21-0.8–1.130.52
2046-0.51-2.62–0.530.2-0.79–1.210.5
2047-0.55-2.71–0.510.2-0.86–1.220.48
2048-0.56-2.79–0.470.19-0.87–1.20.46
2049-0.6-2.72–0.480.17-0.86–1.160.44
2050-0.6-2.74–0.510.17-0.88–1.20.42
2051-0.63-2.76–0.470.14-0.93–1.170.4
2052-0.65-2.84–0.410.12-0.95–1.140.38
2053-0.66-2.79–0.390.09-1.06–1.140.36
2054-0.7-2.85–0.40.07-1.07–1.110.34
2055-0.73-2.87–0.390.06-1.17–1.130.33
2056-0.74-2.9–0.380.05-1.2–1.160.31
2057-0.77-2.91–0.340.05-1.2–1.110.3
2058-0.78-2.91–0.350.03-1.28–1.10.28
2059-0.8-2.98–0.340.02-1.26–1.140.27
2060-0.8-3.02–0.280.01-1.32–1.160.25
2061-0.82-3.04–0.360.02-1.3–1.160.24
2062-0.82-3.18–0.34-0.01-1.37–1.150.23
2063-0.83-3.18–0.350-1.42–1.160.22
2064-0.83-3.19–0.390.01-1.44–1.090.21
2065-0.83-3.17–0.440.01-1.46–1.10.2
2066-0.84-3.24–0.40-1.5–1.070.19
2067-0.84-3.3–0.410.01-1.46–1.090.18
2068-0.84-3.26–0.40.01-1.54–1.10.17
2069-0.83-3.33–0.460.03-1.44–1.160.16
2070-0.81-3.3–0.450.03-1.53–1.160.15
2071-0.79-3.36–0.470.04-1.48–1.190.14
2072-0.78-3.36–0.490.03-1.47–1.190.13
2073-0.75-3.42–0.530.03-1.52–1.190.12
2074-0.72-3.41–0.550.03-1.6–1.210.1
2075-0.69-3.4–0.60.04-1.67–1.250.09
2076-0.67-3.35–0.570.03-1.6–1.270.08
2077-0.66-3.31–0.570.02-1.61–1.230.07
2078-0.63-3.32–0.620.02-1.63–1.280.06
2079-0.61-3.25–0.660-1.73–1.260.05
2080-0.6-3.19–0.68-0.02-1.74–1.170.04
2081-0.57-3.17–0.67-0.01-1.82–1.210.03
2082-0.56-3.05–0.75-0.05-1.87–1.190.02
2083-0.53-3.03–0.81-0.03-1.96–1.230.01
2084-0.54-3–0.76-0.04-1.96–1.26-0
2085-0.54-2.93–0.75-0.04-2.01–1.28-0.01
2086-0.53-2.9–0.76-0.06-2.04–1.19-0.02
2087-0.52-2.9–0.77-0.03-2.08–1.24-0.03
2088-0.54-2.9–0.79-0.02-2.11–1.26-0.04
2089-0.55-2.88–0.78-0.03-2.14–1.23-0.05
2090-0.55-2.79–0.77-0.02-2.03–1.23-0.05
2091-0.55-2.87–0.79-0.01-2.04–1.26-0.06
2092-0.56-2.77–0.8-0.02-2.15–1.2-0.07
2093-0.58-2.79–0.78-0.02-2.23–1.21-0.07
2094-0.59-2.7–0.76-0.02-2.15–1.23-0.08
2095-0.61-2.68–0.77-0.03-2.23–1.26-0.09
2096-0.63-2.69–0.78-0.02-2.17–1.25-0.1
2097-0.64-2.64–0.79-0.01-2.22–1.31-0.11
2098-0.64-2.7–0.81-0.04-2.33–1.28-0.11
2099-0.65-2.64–0.76-0.03-2.34–1.25-0.12
2100-0.66-2.65–0.79-0.05-2.41–1.27-0.13

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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