What is urban population, per capita in Sweden?

Urban population, per capita in Sweden was 0.8908 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 0.8908 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7247 units per person in 1960.

How does Sweden rank for urban population, per capita?

Sweden ranks 35th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sweden data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Sweden

Name: Urban population, per capita in Sweden
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sweden: Urban population, per capita was 0.8908 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.8908 units per person

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

35th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.8908 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.7247 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Sweden, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in Sweden stood at 0.8908 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.8908 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7247 units per person, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 35th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Sweden, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.7247 units per person	—
1961	0.7335 units per person	+1.2%
1962	0.7429 units per person	+1.3%
1963	0.7525 units per person	+1.3%
1964	0.7621 units per person	+1.3%
1965	0.7711 units per person	+1.2%
1966	0.7801 units per person	+1.2%
1967	0.7894 units per person	+1.2%
1968	0.7984 units per person	+1.1%
1969	0.8064 units per person	+1.0%
1970	0.8124 units per person	+0.7%
1971	0.8165 units per person	+0.5%
1972	0.8199 units per person	+0.4%
1973	0.8227 units per person	+0.3%
1974	0.825 units per person	+0.3%
1975	0.8266 units per person	+0.2%
1976	0.8279 units per person	+0.2%
1977	0.829 units per person	+0.1%
1978	0.8299 units per person	+0.1%
1979	0.8306 units per person	+0.1%
1980	0.8309 units per person	+0.0%
1981	0.8309 units per person	+0.0%
1982	0.8309 units per person	+0.0%
1983	0.831 units per person	+0.0%
1984	0.831 units per person	+0.0%
1985	0.831 units per person	+0.0%
1986	0.8311 units per person	+0.0%
1987	0.8316 units per person	+0.1%
1988	0.8323 units per person	+0.1%
1989	0.8332 units per person	+0.1%
1990	0.834 units per person	+0.1%
1991	0.8349 units per person	+0.1%
1992	0.8361 units per person	+0.1%
1993	0.8373 units per person	+0.1%
1994	0.8383 units per person	+0.1%
1995	0.839 units per person	+0.1%
1996	0.8394 units per person	+0.0%
1997	0.8396 units per person	+0.0%
1998	0.8398 units per person	+0.0%
1999	0.8401 units per person	+0.0%
2000	0.8404 units per person	+0.0%
2001	0.8408 units per person	+0.1%
2002	0.8413 units per person	+0.1%
2003	0.842 units per person	+0.1%
2004	0.8427 units per person	+0.1%
2005	0.8435 units per person	+0.1%
2006	0.8446 units per person	+0.1%
2007	0.8459 units per person	+0.2%
2008	0.8475 units per person	+0.2%
2009	0.8493 units per person	+0.2%
2010	0.8513 units per person	+0.2%
2011	0.8536 units per person	+0.3%
2012	0.8563 units per person	+0.3%
2013	0.8592 units per person	+0.4%
2014	0.8626 units per person	+0.4%
2015	0.8662 units per person	+0.4%
2016	0.87 units per person	+0.4%
2017	0.8724 units per person	+0.3%
2018	0.8747 units per person	+0.3%
2019	0.8771 units per person	+0.3%
2020	0.8794 units per person	+0.3%
2021	0.8817 units per person	+0.3%
2022	0.884 units per person	+0.3%
2023	0.8863 units per person	+0.3%
2024	0.8886 units per person	+0.3%
2025	0.8908 units per person	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7661 units per person	0.7247 units per person	0.8064 units per person	10
1970s	0.8241 units per person	0.8124 units per person	0.8306 units per person	10
1980s	0.8314 units per person	0.8309 units per person	0.8332 units per person	10
1990s	0.8379 units per person	0.834 units per person	0.8401 units per person	10
2000s	0.8438 units per person	0.8404 units per person	0.8493 units per person	10
2010s	0.8643 units per person	0.8513 units per person	0.8771 units per person	10
2020s	0.8851 units per person	0.8794 units per person	0.8908 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Sweden

32 Türkiye 0.8949 units per person compare
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8932 units per person compare
34 Chile 0.8918 units per person compare
36 Andorra 0.8895 units per person compare
37 Denmark 0.8885 units per person compare
38 Greenland 0.8857 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Sweden

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Sweden?: Urban population, per capita in Sweden was 0.8908 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 0.8908 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7247 units per person in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for urban population, per capita?: Sweden ranks 35th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.