Urban population in Sweden
Sweden: Urban population was 9.44 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Sweden stood at 9.44 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Sweden peaked at 9.44 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.42 million, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 69th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.91 million | 5.42 million | 6.43 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.74 million | 6.53 million | 6.89 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.96 million | 6.91 million | 7.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.34 million | 7.14 million | 7.44 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.63 million | 7.46 million | 7.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 million | 7.98 million | 9.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.29 million | 9.11 million | 9.44 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More climate change data for Sweden
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 10.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 89.1% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 16.4% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 2.48 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.8% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 15.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 16.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Sweden?
- Urban population in Sweden was 9.44 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.44 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 million in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for urban population?
- Sweden ranks 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.