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Albania vs Sweden: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Albania
825,799 people
in 2050
Sweden
801,164 people
in 2050
Albania rank
127th
Sweden rank
129th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Albania
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 825,799 people against 801,164 people in Sweden, a difference of 24,635 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.

Albania ranks 127th and Sweden ranks 129th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Sweden Difference Ahead
1000s 199,999 people 399,985 people 199,986 people Sweden
1100s 199,997 people 469,948 people 269,951 people Sweden
1200s 199,992 people 539,820 people 339,828 people Sweden
1300s 199,975 people 1.10 million people 898,925 people Sweden
1400s 199,926 people 432,327 people 232,401 people Sweden
1500s 199,778 people 503,215 people 303,437 people Sweden
1600s 199,333 people 755,518 people 556,185 people Sweden
1700s 297,000 people 1.31 million people 1.02 million people Sweden
1710s 308,302 people 1.33 million people 1.02 million people Sweden
1720s 319,605 people 1.32 million people 1.00 million people Sweden
1730s 330,908 people 1.43 million people 1.10 million people Sweden
1740s 342,210 people 1.48 million people 1.14 million people Sweden
1750s 353,512 people 1.48 million people 1.13 million people Sweden
1760s 364,815 people 1.55 million people 1.19 million people Sweden
1770s 376,118 people 1.60 million people 1.23 million people Sweden
1780s 387,420 people 1.60 million people 1.22 million people Sweden
1790s 398,722 people 1.61 million people 1.22 million people Sweden
1800s 410,025 people 1.68 million people 1.27 million people Sweden
1810s 421,328 people 1.65 million people 1.23 million people Sweden
1820s 432,256 people 1.71 million people 1.28 million people Sweden
1830s 438,459 people 1.84 million people 1.40 million people Sweden
1840s 463,433 people 1.92 million people 1.45 million people Sweden
1850s 489,399 people 2.04 million people 1.55 million people Sweden
1860s 536,884 people 2.16 million people 1.62 million people Sweden
1870s 583,024 people 2.25 million people 1.67 million people Sweden
1880s 636,984 people 2.36 million people 1.72 million people Sweden
1890s 688,422 people 2.34 million people 1.66 million people Sweden
1900s 748,239 people 2.38 million people 1.64 million people Sweden
1910s 803,314 people 2.43 million people 1.62 million people Sweden
1920s 837,779 people 2.41 million people 1.57 million people Sweden
1930s 848,571 people 2.40 million people 1.55 million people Sweden
1940s 894,240 people 2.33 million people 1.44 million people Sweden
1950s 1.04 million people 2.31 million people 1.27 million people Sweden
1960s 1.29 million people 1.80 million people 508,009 people Sweden
1970s 1.64 million people 1.44 million people 198,301 people Albania
1980s 1.96 million people 1.41 million people 549,819 people Albania
1990s 2.01 million people 1.42 million people 591,959 people Albania
2000s 1.67 million people 1.41 million people 259,434 people Albania
2010s 1.31 million people 1.33 million people 12,527 people Sweden
2020s 1.15 million people 1.17 million people 20,974 people Sweden
2030s 997,408 people 988,717 people 8,690 people Albania
2040s 878,146 people 848,183 people 29,963 people Albania
2050s 825,799 people 801,164 people 24,635 people Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Albania or Sweden?
Albania, at 825,799 people against 801,164 people in Sweden as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Albania and Sweden?
24,635 people, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sweden?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Albania and Sweden rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Albania ranks 127th and Sweden ranks 129th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.