Lower middle income vs Sweden: Urban population (% of total population)
Lower middle income
42.0%
in 2025
Sweden
89.1%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
38th
Sweden rank
35th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Lower middle income
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 89.1% against 42.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 47.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6% | 76.6% | 57.1% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 82.4% | 59.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 83.1% | 55.8% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 83.8% | 53.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 84.4% | 50.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 86.4% | 48.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 88.5% | 47.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Lower middle income or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 89.1% against 42.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Lower middle income and Sweden?
- 47.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Sweden rank globally for urban population?
- Lower middle income ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 35th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.