Saint Lucia vs Sweden: Population growth
Saint Lucia
0.2%
in 2025
Sweden
0.3%
in 2025
Saint Lucia rank
160th
Sweden rank
157th
Population growth over time
- Saint Lucia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 160th and Sweden ranks 157th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Saint Lucia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Saint Lucia and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Saint Lucia and Sweden rank globally for population growth?
- Saint Lucia ranks 160th and Sweden ranks 157th of 218 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.