Somalia vs Sweden: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Somalia
4.5%
in 2020
Sweden
4.0%
in 2020
Somalia rank
2nd
Sweden rank
3rd
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Somalia
- Sweden
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.5% against 4.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | -0.2% | 4.2% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Somalia or Sweden?
- Somalia, at 4.5% against 4.0% in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Somalia and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Somalia and Sweden rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Somalia ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.