Population density rose 1.03% to 23.3 km per capita in Sweden in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Sweden reached an all time high of 23.6 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 18.3 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Sweden's main peers, population density in Denmark amounted to 132 km per capita, 17.8 km per capita in Finland, 13.7 km per capita in Norway and 8.74 km per capita in Russia in 2015.
Sweden has been ranked 141st within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | km per capita | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.91 | 2.96 | 3.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | km per capita | 130 | 131 | 131 | 132 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | km per capita | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | km per capita | 235 | 235 | 235 | 231 | 231 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | km per capita | 3.18 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.20 | 3.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | km per capita | 131 | 133 | 135 | 136 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | km per capita | 351 | 351 | 351 | 350 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | km per capita | 490 | 493 | 495 | 497 | 498 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | km per capita | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | km per capita | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | km per capita | 8.67 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.74 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | km per capita | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 23.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 |
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