Sweden - Rural population

Rural population

The value for Rural population in Sweden was 1,244,794 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,059,029 in 1960 and a minimum value of 1,244,794 in 2020.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,059,029
1961 2,008,215
1962 1,945,521
1963 1,884,124
1964 1,827,003
1965 1,774,455
1966 1,724,430
1967 1,673,745
1968 1,620,513
1969 1,570,746
1970 1,525,398
1971 1,493,090
1972 1,471,273
1973 1,448,019
1974 1,426,605
1975 1,414,834
1976 1,414,069
1977 1,413,241
1978 1,411,486
1979 1,408,598
1980 1,405,560
1981 1,406,165
1982 1,406,969
1983 1,407,607
1984 1,408,886
1985 1,411,215
1986 1,414,501
1987 1,419,229
1988 1,425,767
1989 1,435,311
1990 1,446,443
1991 1,447,374
1992 1,442,280
1993 1,437,168
1994 1,433,808
1995 1,427,846
1996 1,422,163
1997 1,420,501
1998 1,418,811
1999 1,417,437
2000 1,417,231
2001 1,417,037
2002 1,416,123
2003 1,415,759
2004 1,415,762
2005 1,415,927
2006 1,413,835
2007 1,409,904
2008 1,406,363
2009 1,403,890
2010 1,401,467
2011 1,389,318
2012 1,368,886
2013 1,350,197
2014 1,333,506
2015 1,317,697
2016 1,304,687
2017 1,292,817
2018 1,278,923
2019 1,263,481
2020 1,244,794

Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population (% of total population) in Sweden was 12.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 27.51 in 1960, while its lowest value was 12.02 in 2020.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 27.51
1961 26.71
1962 25.73
1963 24.78
1964 23.85
1965 22.94
1966 22.09
1967 21.27
1968 20.48
1969 19.71
1970 18.97
1971 18.44
1972 18.11
1973 17.80
1974 17.48
1975 17.27
1976 17.20
1977 17.13
1978 17.06
1979 16.98
1980 16.91
1981 16.90
1982 16.90
1983 16.90
1984 16.90
1985 16.90
1986 16.90
1987 16.90
1988 16.90
1989 16.90
1990 16.90
1991 16.80
1992 16.64
1993 16.48
1994 16.33
1995 16.18
1996 16.09
1997 16.06
1998 16.03
1999 16.00
2000 15.97
2001 15.93
2002 15.87
2003 15.80
2004 15.74
2005 15.68
2006 15.57
2007 15.41
2008 15.25
2009 15.10
2010 14.94
2011 14.70
2012 14.38
2013 14.06
2014 13.75
2015 13.45
2016 13.15
2017 12.85
2018 12.57
2019 12.29
2020 12.02

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization