Population density in Sweden

Sweden: Population density was 27.91 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
27.91 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
192nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
28.07 people per km²
in 2079
All-time low
0.9821 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Sweden, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Sweden stood at 27.91 people per km².

The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Sweden peaked at 28.07 people per km² in 2079 and was at its lowest, 0.9821 people per km², in 1000.

Sweden ranks 192nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Sweden, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.9821 people per km²
1100 1.15 people per km² +17.5%
1200 1.33 people per km² +14.9%
1300 2.7 people per km² +103.7%
1400 1.06 people per km² -60.6%
1500 1.25 people per km² +17.1%
1600 1.88 people per km² +50.9%
1700 3.36 people per km² +78.6%
1710 3.49 people per km² +4.0%
1720 3.56 people per km² +2.1%
1730 3.98 people per km² +11.6%
1740 4.22 people per km² +6.2%
1750 4.35 people per km² +3.1%
1760 4.7 people per km² +8.1%
1770 5 people per km² +6.3%
1780 5.17 people per km² +3.3%
1790 5.37 people per km² +4.0%
1800 6.14 people per km² +14.2%
1801 6.11 people per km² -0.4%
1802 6.09 people per km² -0.4%
1803 6.06 people per km² -0.4%
1804 6.03 people per km² -0.4%
1805 6.01 people per km² -0.4%
1806 5.98 people per km² -0.4%
1807 5.96 people per km² -0.4%
1808 5.93 people per km² -0.4%
1809 5.91 people per km² -0.4%
1810 5.92 people per km² +0.3%
1811 5.94 people per km² +0.3%
1812 5.97 people per km² +0.5%
1813 6.01 people per km² +0.7%
1814 6.05 people per km² +0.7%
1815 6.1 people per km² +0.7%
1816 6.14 people per km² +0.7%
1817 6.18 people per km² +0.7%
1818 6.23 people per km² +0.7%
1819 6.28 people per km² +0.8%
1820 6.33 people per km² +0.9%
1821 6.39 people per km² +1.0%
1822 6.46 people per km² +1.0%
1823 6.53 people per km² +1.1%
1824 6.61 people per km² +1.1%
1825 6.68 people per km² +1.1%
1826 6.75 people per km² +1.1%
1827 6.83 people per km² +1.1%
1828 6.91 people per km² +1.1%
1829 6.98 people per km² +1.1%
1830 7.05 people per km² +1.0%
1831 7.12 people per km² +0.9%
1832 7.18 people per km² +0.9%
1833 7.24 people per km² +0.8%
1834 7.3 people per km² +0.8%
1835 7.36 people per km² +0.8%
1836 7.42 people per km² +0.8%
1837 7.48 people per km² +0.8%
1838 7.54 people per km² +0.8%
1839 7.61 people per km² +0.9%
1840 7.68 people per km² +0.9%
1841 7.75 people per km² +1.0%
1842 7.83 people per km² +1.0%
1843 7.91 people per km² +1.0%
1844 7.99 people per km² +1.0%
1845 8.07 people per km² +1.0%
1846 8.16 people per km² +1.0%
1847 8.24 people per km² +1.0%
1848 8.33 people per km² +1.0%
1849 8.41 people per km² +1.0%
1850 8.5 people per km² +1.0%
1851 8.59 people per km² +1.0%
1852 8.67 people per km² +1.0%
1853 8.76 people per km² +1.0%
1854 8.85 people per km² +1.0%
1855 8.94 people per km² +1.0%
1856 9.03 people per km² +1.0%
1857 9.12 people per km² +1.0%
1858 9.21 people per km² +1.0%
1859 9.3 people per km² +1.0%
1860 9.38 people per km² +0.9%
1861 9.47 people per km² +0.9%
1862 9.55 people per km² +0.9%
1863 9.64 people per km² +0.9%
1864 9.72 people per km² +0.9%
1865 9.8 people per km² +0.9%
1866 9.89 people per km² +0.9%
1867 9.97 people per km² +0.9%
1868 10.06 people per km² +0.9%
1869 10.15 people per km² +0.9%
1870 10.24 people per km² +0.9%
1871 10.33 people per km² +0.9%
1872 10.42 people per km² +0.9%
1873 10.52 people per km² +0.9%
1874 10.62 people per km² +0.9%
1875 10.72 people per km² +0.9%
1876 10.82 people per km² +0.9%
1877 10.93 people per km² +0.9%
1878 11.03 people per km² +0.9%
1879 11.12 people per km² +0.8%
1880 11.2 people per km² +0.7%
1881 11.28 people per km² +0.6%
1882 11.34 people per km² +0.5%
1883 11.39 people per km² +0.4%
1884 11.44 people per km² +0.4%
1885 11.49 people per km² +0.4%
1886 11.54 people per km² +0.4%
1887 11.59 people per km² +0.4%
1888 11.65 people per km² +0.4%
1889 11.7 people per km² +0.5%
1890 11.77 people per km² +0.5%
1891 11.84 people per km² +0.6%
1892 11.91 people per km² +0.6%
1893 12 people per km² +0.7%
1894 12.08 people per km² +0.7%
1895 12.16 people per km² +0.7%
1896 12.24 people per km² +0.7%
1897 12.33 people per km² +0.7%
1898 12.41 people per km² +0.7%
1899 12.5 people per km² +0.7%
1900 12.58 people per km² +0.7%
1901 12.66 people per km² +0.7%
1902 12.74 people per km² +0.6%
1903 12.82 people per km² +0.6%
1904 12.91 people per km² +0.6%
1905 12.99 people per km² +0.6%
1906 13.07 people per km² +0.6%
1907 13.15 people per km² +0.6%
1908 13.24 people per km² +0.6%
1909 13.32 people per km² +0.7%
1910 13.41 people per km² +0.7%
1911 13.51 people per km² +0.7%
1912 13.61 people per km² +0.7%
1913 13.71 people per km² +0.8%
1914 13.82 people per km² +0.8%
1915 13.92 people per km² +0.8%
1916 14.03 people per km² +0.8%
1917 14.13 people per km² +0.8%
1918 14.24 people per km² +0.8%
1919 14.34 people per km² +0.7%
1920 14.43 people per km² +0.6%
1921 14.51 people per km² +0.6%
1922 14.58 people per km² +0.5%
1923 14.64 people per km² +0.4%
1924 14.71 people per km² +0.4%
1925 14.77 people per km² +0.4%
1926 14.83 people per km² +0.4%
1927 14.89 people per km² +0.4%
1928 14.96 people per km² +0.4%
1929 15.02 people per km² +0.4%
1930 15.08 people per km² +0.4%
1931 15.14 people per km² +0.4%
1932 15.19 people per km² +0.4%
1933 15.25 people per km² +0.4%
1934 15.3 people per km² +0.4%
1935 15.36 people per km² +0.4%
1936 15.41 people per km² +0.4%
1937 15.47 people per km² +0.4%
1938 15.53 people per km² +0.4%
1939 15.6 people per km² +0.5%
1940 15.7 people per km² +0.6%
1941 15.81 people per km² +0.7%
1942 15.95 people per km² +0.9%
1943 16.11 people per km² +1.0%
1944 16.27 people per km² +1.0%
1945 16.43 people per km² +1.0%
1946 16.59 people per km² +1.0%
1947 16.76 people per km² +1.0%
1948 16.92 people per km² +1.0%
1949 17.08 people per km² +0.9%
1950 17.23 people per km² +0.9%
1951 17.37 people per km² +0.8%
1952 17.49 people per km² +0.7%
1953 17.61 people per km² +0.7%
1954 17.71 people per km² +0.6%
1955 17.83 people per km² +0.7%
1956 17.96 people per km² +0.7%
1957 18.09 people per km² +0.7%
1958 18.2 people per km² +0.6%
1959 18.3 people per km² +0.5%
1960 18.38 people per km² +0.4%
1961 18.46 people per km² +0.5%
1962 18.57 people per km² +0.6%
1963 18.67 people per km² +0.6%
1964 18.81 people per km² +0.7%
1965 18.99 people per km² +0.9%
1966 19.16 people per km² +0.9%
1967 19.31 people per km² +0.8%
1968 19.43 people per km² +0.6%
1969 19.56 people per km² +0.7%
1970 19.75 people per km² +0.9%
1971 19.88 people per km² +0.7%
1972 19.94 people per km² +0.3%
1973 19.98 people per km² +0.2%
1974 20.04 people per km² +0.3%
1975 20.12 people per km² +0.4%
1976 20.19 people per km² +0.4%
1977 20.26 people per km² +0.4%
1978 20.32 people per km² +0.3%
1979 20.36 people per km² +0.2%
1980 20.4 people per km² +0.2%
1981 20.43 people per km² +0.1%
1982 20.44 people per km² +0.1%
1983 20.45 people per km² +0.0%
1984 20.47 people per km² +0.1%
1985 20.5 people per km² +0.2%
1986 20.55 people per km² +0.2%
1987 20.62 people per km² +0.3%
1988 20.71 people per km² +0.5%
1989 20.85 people per km² +0.7%
1990 21.01 people per km² +0.8%
1991 21.16 people per km² +0.7%
1992 21.28 people per km² +0.6%
1993 21.41 people per km² +0.6%
1994 21.56 people per km² +0.7%
1995 21.67 people per km² +0.5%
1996 21.71 people per km² +0.2%
1997 21.72 people per km² +0.1%
1998 21.73 people per km² +0.1%
1999 21.75 people per km² +0.1%
2000 21.78 people per km² +0.2%
2001 21.84 people per km² +0.3%
2002 21.91 people per km² +0.3%
2003 22 people per km² +0.4%
2004 22.08 people per km² +0.4%
2005 22.17 people per km² +0.4%
2006 22.3 people per km² +0.6%
2007 22.46 people per km² +0.7%
2008 22.64 people per km² +0.8%
2009 22.83 people per km² +0.9%
2010 23.03 people per km² +0.9%
2011 23.2 people per km² +0.8%
2012 23.37 people per km² +0.7%
2013 23.57 people per km² +0.9%
2014 23.81 people per km² +1.0%
2015 24.06 people per km² +1.1%
2016 24.36 people per km² +1.3%
2017 24.7 people per km² +1.4%
2018 24.98 people per km² +1.2%
2019 25.24 people per km² +1.0%
2020 25.42 people per km² +0.7%
2021 25.57 people per km² +0.6%
2022 25.75 people per km² +0.7%
2023 25.91 people per km² +0.6%
2024 26.04 people per km² +0.5%
2025 26.17 people per km² +0.5%
2026 26.27 people per km² +0.4%
2027 26.37 people per km² +0.4%
2028 26.46 people per km² +0.3%
2029 26.55 people per km² +0.3%
2030 26.62 people per km² +0.3%
2031 26.69 people per km² +0.2%
2032 26.75 people per km² +0.2%
2033 26.81 people per km² +0.2%
2034 26.87 people per km² +0.2%
2035 26.92 people per km² +0.2%
2036 26.98 people per km² +0.2%
2037 27.03 people per km² +0.2%
2038 27.09 people per km² +0.2%
2039 27.14 people per km² +0.2%
2040 27.2 people per km² +0.2%
2041 27.26 people per km² +0.2%
2042 27.32 people per km² +0.2%
2043 27.38 people per km² +0.2%
2044 27.45 people per km² +0.2%
2045 27.51 people per km² +0.2%
2046 27.56 people per km² +0.2%
2047 27.62 people per km² +0.2%
2048 27.67 people per km² +0.2%
2049 27.72 people per km² +0.2%
2050 27.77 people per km² +0.2%
2051 27.81 people per km² +0.2%
2052 27.85 people per km² +0.1%
2053 27.88 people per km² +0.1%
2054 27.9 people per km² +0.1%
2055 27.92 people per km² +0.1%
2056 27.93 people per km² +0.1%
2057 27.95 people per km² +0.0%
2058 27.96 people per km² +0.0%
2059 27.97 people per km² +0.0%
2060 27.97 people per km² +0.0%
2061 27.97 people per km² +0.0%
2062 27.98 people per km² +0.0%
2063 27.98 people per km² -0.0%
2064 27.98 people per km² +0.0%
2065 27.98 people per km² +0.0%
2066 27.98 people per km² +0.0%
2067 27.98 people per km² +0.0%
2068 27.98 people per km² +0.0%
2069 27.99 people per km² +0.0%
2070 28 people per km² +0.0%
2071 28.01 people per km² +0.0%
2072 28.02 people per km² +0.0%
2073 28.03 people per km² +0.0%
2074 28.04 people per km² +0.0%
2075 28.05 people per km² +0.0%
2076 28.05 people per km² +0.0%
2077 28.06 people per km² +0.0%
2078 28.07 people per km² +0.0%
2079 28.07 people per km² +0.0%
2080 28.07 people per km² -0.0%
2081 28.06 people per km² -0.0%
2082 28.06 people per km² -0.0%
2083 28.04 people per km² -0.0%
2084 28.03 people per km² -0.0%
2085 28.02 people per km² -0.0%
2086 28.01 people per km² -0.1%
2087 27.99 people per km² -0.0%
2088 27.99 people per km² -0.0%
2089 27.98 people per km² -0.0%
2090 27.97 people per km² -0.0%
2091 27.97 people per km² -0.0%
2092 27.96 people per km² -0.0%
2093 27.96 people per km² -0.0%
2094 27.95 people per km² -0.0%
2095 27.95 people per km² -0.0%
2096 27.94 people per km² -0.0%
2097 27.94 people per km² -0.0%
2098 27.93 people per km² -0.0%
2099 27.92 people per km² -0.0%
2100 27.91 people per km² -0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 27.91 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 26% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 27.91 people per km² is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 43% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1300 +103.7% 1.33 people per km² 2.7 people per km²
1700 +78.6% 1.88 people per km² 3.36 people per km²
1400 -60.6% 2.7 people per km² 1.06 people per km²
1600 +50.9% 1.25 people per km² 1.88 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.9821 people per km² 0.9821 people per km² 0.9821 people per km² 1
1100s 1.15 people per km² 1.15 people per km² 1.15 people per km² 1
1200s 1.33 people per km² 1.33 people per km² 1.33 people per km² 1
1300s 2.7 people per km² 2.7 people per km² 2.7 people per km² 1
1400s 1.06 people per km² 1.06 people per km² 1.06 people per km² 1
1500s 1.25 people per km² 1.25 people per km² 1.25 people per km² 1
1600s 1.88 people per km² 1.88 people per km² 1.88 people per km² 1
1700s 3.36 people per km² 3.36 people per km² 3.36 people per km² 1
1710s 3.49 people per km² 3.49 people per km² 3.49 people per km² 1
1720s 3.56 people per km² 3.56 people per km² 3.56 people per km² 1
1730s 3.98 people per km² 3.98 people per km² 3.98 people per km² 1
1740s 4.22 people per km² 4.22 people per km² 4.22 people per km² 1
1750s 4.35 people per km² 4.35 people per km² 4.35 people per km² 1
1760s 4.7 people per km² 4.7 people per km² 4.7 people per km² 1
1770s 5 people per km² 5 people per km² 5 people per km² 1
1780s 5.17 people per km² 5.17 people per km² 5.17 people per km² 1
1790s 5.37 people per km² 5.37 people per km² 5.37 people per km² 1
1800s 6.02 people per km² 5.91 people per km² 6.14 people per km² 10
1810s 6.08 people per km² 5.92 people per km² 6.28 people per km² 10
1820s 6.65 people per km² 6.33 people per km² 6.98 people per km² 10
1830s 7.33 people per km² 7.05 people per km² 7.61 people per km² 10
1840s 8.04 people per km² 7.68 people per km² 8.41 people per km² 10
1850s 8.89 people per km² 8.5 people per km² 9.3 people per km² 10
1860s 9.76 people per km² 9.38 people per km² 10.15 people per km² 10
1870s 10.68 people per km² 10.24 people per km² 11.12 people per km² 10
1880s 11.46 people per km² 11.2 people per km² 11.7 people per km² 10
1890s 12.12 people per km² 11.77 people per km² 12.5 people per km² 10
1900s 12.95 people per km² 12.58 people per km² 13.32 people per km² 10
1910s 13.87 people per km² 13.41 people per km² 14.34 people per km² 10
1920s 14.73 people per km² 14.43 people per km² 15.02 people per km² 10
1930s 15.33 people per km² 15.08 people per km² 15.6 people per km² 10
1940s 16.36 people per km² 15.7 people per km² 17.08 people per km² 10
1950s 17.78 people per km² 17.23 people per km² 18.3 people per km² 10
1960s 18.93 people per km² 18.38 people per km² 19.56 people per km² 10
1970s 20.08 people per km² 19.75 people per km² 20.36 people per km² 10
1980s 20.54 people per km² 20.4 people per km² 20.85 people per km² 10
1990s 21.5 people per km² 21.01 people per km² 21.75 people per km² 10
2000s 22.2 people per km² 21.78 people per km² 22.83 people per km² 10
2010s 24.03 people per km² 23.03 people per km² 25.24 people per km² 10
2020s 26.05 people per km² 25.42 people per km² 26.55 people per km² 10
2030s 26.89 people per km² 26.62 people per km² 27.14 people per km² 10
2040s 27.47 people per km² 27.2 people per km² 27.72 people per km² 10
2050s 27.89 people per km² 27.77 people per km² 27.97 people per km² 10
2060s 27.98 people per km² 27.97 people per km² 27.99 people per km² 10
2070s 28.04 people per km² 28 people per km² 28.07 people per km² 10
2080s 28.03 people per km² 27.98 people per km² 28.07 people per km² 10
2090s 27.95 people per km² 27.92 people per km² 27.97 people per km² 10
2100s 27.91 people per km² 27.91 people per km² 27.91 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 189 Central African Republic 30.14 people per km² compare
  2. 190 Peru 29.82 people per km² compare
  3. 191 Montserrat 27.99 people per km² compare
  4. 193 Algeria 27.08 people per km² compare
  5. 194 Gabon 26.79 people per km² compare
  6. 195 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.69 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Sweden?
Population density in Sweden was 27.91 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 28.07 people per km² in 2079.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9821 people per km² in 1000.
How does Sweden rank for population density?
Sweden ranks 192nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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