Luxembourg vs Sweden: Long term urban population region

Luxembourg
88.22
in 2025
Sweden
88
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
31st
Sweden rank
33rd

Long term urban population region over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 88.22 against 88 in Sweden, a difference of 0.22.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 33rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 19 and Sweden in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Sweden Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0015 0.0037 0.0022 Sweden
1100s 0.0045 0.0111 0.0066 Sweden
1200s 0.0136 0.0333 0.0198 Sweden
1300s 0.0407 0.1 0.0593 Sweden
1400s 0.1222 0.3 0.1778 Sweden
1500s 0.3667 0.9 0.5333 Sweden
1600s 1.1 1.4 0.3 Sweden
1700s 3.3 4 0.7 Sweden
1710s 5.86 6.47 0.6128 Sweden
1720s 8.42 8.94 0.5256 Sweden
1730s 10.97 11.41 0.4385 Sweden
1740s 13.53 13.88 0.3513 Sweden
1750s 16.09 16.35 0.2641 Sweden
1760s 18.65 18.82 0.1769 Sweden
1770s 21.2 21.29 0.0897 Sweden
1780s 23.76 23.76 0.0025 Sweden
1790s 26.32 26.23 0.0847 Luxembourg
1800s 28.88 28.7 0.1719 Luxembourg
1810s 31.43 31.18 0.2591 Luxembourg
1820s 33.99 33.65 0.3463 Luxembourg
1830s 36.55 36.12 0.4334 Luxembourg
1840s 39.11 38.59 0.5206 Luxembourg
1850s 41.67 41.06 0.6078 Luxembourg
1860s 44.22 43.53 0.695 Luxembourg
1870s 46.78 46 0.7822 Luxembourg
1880s 49.34 48.47 0.8693 Luxembourg
1890s 51.9 50.94 0.9565 Luxembourg
1900s 54.45 53.41 1.04 Luxembourg
1910s 57.01 55.88 1.13 Luxembourg
1920s 59.57 58.35 1.22 Luxembourg
1930s 62.13 60.82 1.31 Luxembourg
1940s 64.68 63.29 1.39 Luxembourg
1950s 68.2 68.89 0.6908 Sweden
1960s 71.78 76.4 4.62 Sweden
1970s 77.05 82.39 5.34 Sweden
1980s 80.45 83.01 2.56 Sweden
1990s 82.43 83.72 1.29 Sweden
2000s 84.55 84.32 0.2276 Luxembourg
2010s 86.16 85.74 0.4171 Luxembourg
2020s 87.79 87.52 0.269 Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Luxembourg or Sweden?
Luxembourg, at 88.22 against 88 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Luxembourg and Sweden?
0.22, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for long term urban population region?
Luxembourg ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed