Egypt vs Sweden: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Egypt
0.2575
in 2025
Sweden
0.2474
in 2025
Egypt rank
122nd
Sweden rank
125th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Egypt
- Sweden
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.2575 against 0.2474 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0101.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 122nd and Sweden ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.85 | 1.14 | 0.7145 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 1.22 | 1.17 | 0.0563 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.339 | 0.2577 | 0.0813 | Egypt |
| 1980s | -0.0496 | 0.0343 | 0.084 | Sweden |
| 1990s | -0.2194 | 0.079 | 0.2984 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0496 | 0.1193 | 0.0697 | Sweden |
| 2010s | -0.0995 | 0.3234 | 0.4229 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1807 | 0.2565 | 0.0758 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Egypt or Sweden?
- Egypt, at 0.2575 against 0.2474 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Egypt and Sweden?
- 0.0101, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sweden?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sweden rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Egypt ranks 122nd and Sweden ranks 125th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.