Sweden vs United Kingdom: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Sweden
0.7188 % change on previous year
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.695 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden rank
142nd
United Kingdom rank
145th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7188 % change on previous year against 0.695 % change on previous year in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0238 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 142nd and United Kingdom ranks 145th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.82 % change on previous year | 0.2438 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.87 % change on previous year | 0.372 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.6988 % change on previous year | 0.3267 % change on previous year | 0.372 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2693 % change on previous year | 0.1296 % change on previous year | 0.1396 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5048 % change on previous year | 0.4744 % change on previous year | 0.0305 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5978 % change on previous year | 0.763 % change on previous year | 0.1653 % change on previous year | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.33 % change on previous year | 0.9354 % change on previous year | 0.3975 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.863 % change on previous year | 0.7293 % change on previous year | 0.1337 % change on previous year | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 0.7188 % change on previous year against 0.695 % change on previous year in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0.0238 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Sweden ranks 142nd and United Kingdom ranks 145th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.