Jamaica vs Sweden: Rural population

Jamaica
1.15 million
in 2025
Sweden
1.16 million
in 2025
Jamaica rank
123rd
Sweden rank
122nd

Rural population over time

  • Jamaica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.16 million against 1.15 million in Jamaica, a difference of 6,250.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Globally, Jamaica ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 122nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.