Sweden vs Switzerland: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Sweden
16.4%
in 2025
Switzerland
16.0%
in 2025
Sweden rank
82nd
Switzerland rank
85th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16.4% against 16.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 85th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 10.5% | 1.9% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 1.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 12.8% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 15.3% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 16.0% | 2.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 16.1% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 16.4% against 16.0% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Sweden ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 85th 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.