Sweden vs United Arab Emirates: Urban population

Sweden
9.44 million
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
9.90 million
in 2025
Sweden rank
69th
United Arab Emirates rank
68th

Urban population over time

  • Sweden
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 9.90 million against 9.44 million in Sweden, a difference of 457,670.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Sweden ranks 69th and United Arab Emirates ranks 68th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban 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

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.