France vs Sweden: Population growth
France
0.2%
in 2025
Sweden
0.3%
in 2025
France rank
158th
Sweden rank
157th
Population growth over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 157th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | France |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | France |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | France |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | France |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | France |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.3% against 0.2% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between France and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for population growth?
- France ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 157th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.