Kazakhstan vs Sweden: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Kazakhstan
16.3%
in 2025
Sweden
16.4%
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
83rd
Sweden rank
82nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Kazakhstan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16.4% against 16.3% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 82nd of 121 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 12.4% | 5.4% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 12.5% | 4.8% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 12.1% | 4.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 12.8% | 4.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 13.9% | 2.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 15.1% | 1.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Kazakhstan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 16.4% against 16.3% in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Sweden rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kazakhstan ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 82nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.