Sweden vs Zambia: Urban population

Sweden
9.44 million
in 2025
Zambia
10.06 million
in 2025
Sweden rank
69th
Zambia rank
66th

Urban population over time

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  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 10.06 million against 9.44 million in Sweden, a difference of 622,960.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Globally, Sweden ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 66th 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.