Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Sweden
Sweden: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 20.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.5
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
22
in 2015
All-time low
15.7
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 20.5 for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in 2025.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Sweden peaked at 22 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.7, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 16th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18 | — |
| 2005 | 15.7 | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 16.1 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 16.7 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 17.4 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 17.1 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 19.2 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 20.2 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 20 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 19.2 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 17.9 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 22 | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 20.4 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 18.8 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 19.9 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 19.8 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.7 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.8 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 21.1 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 21.3 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 22 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 20.5 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.83 | 15.7 | 18 | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.74 | 17.9 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9 | 19.7 | 22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.051 (2100)
- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.051 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4637 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 163,029 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Sweden?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Sweden was 20.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2015.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7 in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Sweden ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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