Chile vs Sweden: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Chile
89.2%
in 2025
Sweden
89.1%
in 2025
Chile rank
42nd
Sweden rank
43rd
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Chile
- Sweden
How they compare
Chile currently reports 89.2% against 89.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.
Chile ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 43rd of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Sweden |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 1710s | 1.4% | 6.5% | 5.1% | Sweden |
| 1720s | 1.7% | 8.9% | 7.3% | Sweden |
| 1730s | 1.9% | 11.4% | 9.5% | Sweden |
| 1740s | 2.3% | 13.9% | 11.6% | Sweden |
| 1750s | 2.6% | 16.4% | 13.7% | Sweden |
| 1760s | 3.1% | 18.8% | 15.8% | Sweden |
| 1770s | 3.6% | 21.3% | 17.7% | Sweden |
| 1780s | 4.2% | 23.8% | 19.6% | Sweden |
| 1790s | 4.9% | 26.2% | 21.4% | Sweden |
| 1800s | 5.7% | 28.7% | 23.0% | Sweden |
| 1810s | 6.6% | 31.2% | 24.5% | Sweden |
| 1820s | 7.7% | 33.6% | 25.9% | Sweden |
| 1830s | 9.0% | 36.1% | 27.1% | Sweden |
| 1840s | 10.5% | 38.6% | 28.1% | Sweden |
| 1850s | 12.3% | 41.1% | 28.8% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 14.3% | 43.5% | 29.2% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 16.7% | 46.0% | 29.3% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 19.5% | 48.5% | 29.0% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 22.8% | 50.9% | 28.2% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 26.6% | 53.4% | 26.8% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 31.0% | 55.9% | 24.9% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 36.2% | 58.4% | 22.2% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 42.2% | 60.8% | 18.6% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 49.2% | 63.3% | 14.1% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 62.7% | 68.1% | 5.4% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 71.3% | 76.6% | 5.3% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 78.4% | 82.4% | 4.0% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 82.5% | 83.1% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 83.8% | 0.6% | Chile |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 84.4% | 2.3% | Chile |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 86.4% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.5% | 0.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Chile or Sweden?
- Chile, at 89.2% against 89.1% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Chile and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Chile ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 43rd 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 Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.