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Urban population share in Sweden

Urban population share in Sweden was 89.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202589.1%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high89.12025
Series low72.51960

Urban population share in Sweden, 1960 to 2025

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7075808590196019701980199020002010202020251960: 72.5 %1961: 73.4 %1962: 74.3 %1963: 75.3 %1964: 76.2 %1965: 77.1 %1966: 78 %1967: 78.9 %1968: 79.8 %1969: 80.6 %1970: 81.2 %1971: 81.7 %1972: 82 %1973: 82.3 %1974: 82.5 %1975: 82.7 %1976: 82.8 %1977: 82.9 %1978: 83 %1979: 83.1 %1980: 83.1 %1981: 83.1 %1982: 83.1 %1983: 83.1 %1984: 83.1 %1985: 83.1 %1986: 83.1 %1987: 83.2 %1988: 83.2 %1989: 83.3 %1990: 83.4 %1991: 83.5 %1992: 83.6 %1993: 83.7 %1994: 83.8 %1995: 83.9 %1996: 83.9 %1997: 84 %1998: 84 %1999: 84 %2000: 84 %2001: 84.1 %2002: 84.1 %2003: 84.2 %2004: 84.3 %2005: 84.3 %2006: 84.5 %2007: 84.6 %2008: 84.8 %2009: 84.9 %2010: 85.1 %2011: 85.4 %2012: 85.6 %2013: 85.9 %2014: 86.3 %2015: 86.6 %2016: 87 %2017: 87.2 %2018: 87.5 %2019: 87.7 %2020: 87.9 %2021: 88.2 %2022: 88.4 %2023: 88.6 %2024: 88.9 %2025: 89.1 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202589.1
202488.9
202388.6
202288.4
202188.2
202087.9
201987.7
201887.5
201787.2
201687
201586.6
201486.3
201385.9
201285.6
201185.4
201085.1
200984.9
200884.8
200784.6
200684.5
200584.3
200484.3
200384.2
200284.1
200184.1
200084
199984
199884
199784
199683.9
199583.9
199483.8
199383.7
199283.6
199183.5
199083.4
198983.3
198883.2
198783.2
198683.1
198583.1
198483.1
198383.1
198283.1
198183.1
198083.1
197983.1
197883
197782.9
197682.8
197582.7
197482.5
197382.3
197282
197181.7
197081.2
196980.6
196879.8
196778.9
196678
196577.1
196476.2
196375.3
196274.3
196173.4
196072.5

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Sweden?

Urban population share in Sweden was 89.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Sweden?

89.1% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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