Spain vs Sweden: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Spain
0.3%
in 2025
Sweden
0.2%
in 2025
Spain rank
123rd
Sweden rank
125th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Spain ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 125th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by 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.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.