Peru vs Sweden: Population density
Peru
29.82 people per km²
in 2100
Sweden
27.91 people per km²
in 2100
Peru rank
190th
Sweden rank
192nd
Population density over time
- Peru
- Sweden
How they compare
Peru currently reports 29.82 people per km² against 27.91 people per km² in Sweden, a difference of 1.91 people per km².
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 15 and Sweden in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.34 people per km² | 0.9821 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | Peru |
| 1100s | 2.5 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | 1.35 people per km² | Peru |
| 1200s | 2.66 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | Peru |
| 1300s | 2.81 people per km² | 2.7 people per km² | 0.1117 people per km² | Peru |
| 1400s | 2.97 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | Peru |
| 1500s | 3.12 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | Peru |
| 1600s | 1.02 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | 0.8657 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1700s | 1.17 people per km² | 3.36 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1710s | 1.16 people per km² | 3.49 people per km² | 2.33 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1720s | 1.15 people per km² | 3.56 people per km² | 2.42 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1730s | 1.13 people per km² | 3.98 people per km² | 2.84 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1740s | 1.12 people per km² | 4.22 people per km² | 3.1 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1750s | 1.11 people per km² | 4.35 people per km² | 3.24 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1760s | 1.1 people per km² | 4.7 people per km² | 3.6 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1770s | 1.09 people per km² | 5 people per km² | 3.91 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1780s | 1.07 people per km² | 5.17 people per km² | 4.09 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1790s | 1.06 people per km² | 5.37 people per km² | 4.31 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1800s | 1 people per km² | 6.02 people per km² | 5.02 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1810s | 1.02 people per km² | 6.08 people per km² | 5.06 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1820s | 1.05 people per km² | 6.65 people per km² | 5.6 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1830s | 1.33 people per km² | 7.33 people per km² | 6 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1840s | 2.08 people per km² | 8.04 people per km² | 5.96 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1850s | 2.3 people per km² | 8.89 people per km² | 6.6 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1860s | 1.99 people per km² | 9.76 people per km² | 7.77 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1870s | 2.16 people per km² | 10.68 people per km² | 8.52 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1880s | 2.44 people per km² | 11.46 people per km² | 9.02 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2.72 people per km² | 12.12 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1900s | 3.02 people per km² | 12.95 people per km² | 9.93 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1910s | 3.42 people per km² | 13.87 people per km² | 10.45 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1920s | 3.94 people per km² | 14.73 people per km² | 10.8 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1930s | 4.61 people per km² | 15.33 people per km² | 10.72 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1940s | 5.44 people per km² | 16.36 people per km² | 10.92 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1950s | 6.82 people per km² | 17.78 people per km² | 10.96 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1960s | 9.08 people per km² | 18.93 people per km² | 9.85 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1970s | 11.85 people per km² | 20.08 people per km² | 8.23 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1980s | 15.17 people per km² | 20.54 people per km² | 5.37 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1990s | 18.84 people per km² | 21.5 people per km² | 2.66 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2000s | 21.79 people per km² | 22.2 people per km² | 0.4158 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2010s | 23.82 people per km² | 24.03 people per km² | 0.2142 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2020s | 26.86 people per km² | 26.05 people per km² | 0.8042 people per km² | Peru |
| 2030s | 29.24 people per km² | 26.89 people per km² | 2.35 people per km² | Peru |
| 2040s | 30.99 people per km² | 27.47 people per km² | 3.52 people per km² | Peru |
| 2050s | 32.1 people per km² | 27.89 people per km² | 4.2 people per km² | Peru |
| 2060s | 32.54 people per km² | 27.98 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | Peru |
| 2070s | 32.35 people per km² | 28.04 people per km² | 4.31 people per km² | Peru |
| 2080s | 31.61 people per km² | 28.03 people per km² | 3.58 people per km² | Peru |
| 2090s | 30.51 people per km² | 27.95 people per km² | 2.56 people per km² | Peru |
| 2100s | 29.82 people per km² | 27.91 people per km² | 1.91 people per km² | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Peru or Sweden?
- Peru, at 29.82 people per km² against 27.91 people per km² in Sweden as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Peru and Sweden?
- 1.91 people per km², with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Peru and Sweden rank globally for population density?
- Peru ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.