Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.1098 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Sweden is 0.1098 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.2753 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1098 units per person, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 181st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2753 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2665 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2571 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2475 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2379 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2288 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2199 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2106 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2016 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1936 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1876 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1835 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1801 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1773 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.175 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1734 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1721 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.171 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1701 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1694 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1691 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1691 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1691 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.169 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.169 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.169 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1689 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1684 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1677 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1668 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.166 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.165 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1639 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1627 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1617 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.161 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1606 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1604 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1602 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1599 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1596 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1592 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1587 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.158 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1573 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1565 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1554 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1541 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1525 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1507 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1487 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1464 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1438 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1408 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1374 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1338 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.13 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1276 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1253 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1229 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1206 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1183 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.116 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1138 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1118 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1098 units per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2339 units per person | 0.1936 units per person | 0.2753 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1759 units per person | 0.1694 units per person | 0.1876 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1686 units per person | 0.1668 units per person | 0.1691 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1621 units per person | 0.1599 units per person | 0.166 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1562 units per person | 0.1507 units per person | 0.1596 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1357 units per person | 0.1229 units per person | 0.1487 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1151 units per person | 0.1098 units per person | 0.1206 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Sweden?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Sweden was 0.1098 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2753 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1098 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population 2050 Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.