Urban population rose 0.901% to 9.19 mil in Sweden in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Sweden reached an all time high of 9.19 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 5.43 mil in 1960. When compared to Sweden's main peers, urban population in Denmark amounted to 5.17 mil, 4.74 mil in Finland, 4.51 mil in Norway and 107 mil in Russia in 2021.
Sweden has been ranked 65th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 766 | 787 | 809 | 830 | 849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 4.97 | 5.02 | 5.06 | 5.09 | 5.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | mil | 4.67 | 4.69 | 4.70 | 4.71 | 4.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 63.1 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 64.1 | 64.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | 0.310 | 0.314 | 0.322 | 0.331 | 0.338 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 138 | 141 | 145 | 148 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 3.98 | 4.07 | 4.16 | 4.24 | 4.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 4.21 | 4.27 | 4.32 | 4.37 | 4.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 8.48 | 8.62 | 8.76 | 8.90 | 9.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 |
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