Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8958 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sweden is 0.8958 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.8958 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7247 people per person, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7247 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7335 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7429 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7525 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.762 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7711 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7798 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7892 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7984 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8064 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8124 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8165 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8199 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8228 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8251 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8267 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8279 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.829 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8299 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8306 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8309 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8309 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8309 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8309 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.831 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.831 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8311 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8316 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8323 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8332 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.834 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8349 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.836 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8372 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8383 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8389 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8393 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8396 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8398 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8401 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8404 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8408 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8414 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.842 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8427 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8435 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8446 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8459 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8475 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8494 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8513 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8536 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8563 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8593 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8626 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8662 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.87 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8724 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8748 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8771 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8794 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8818 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8841 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8876 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8917 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.8958 people per person | +0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.8958 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.8958 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7661 people per person | 0.7247 people per person | 0.8064 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8241 people per person | 0.8124 people per person | 0.8306 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8314 people per person | 0.8309 people per person | 0.8332 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8378 people per person | 0.834 people per person | 0.8401 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8438 people per person | 0.8404 people per person | 0.8494 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8644 people per person | 0.8513 people per person | 0.8771 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8867 people per person | 0.8794 people per person | 0.8958 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7238 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,902 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sweden?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sweden was 0.8958 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8958 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7247 people per person in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.