Rural population in Sweden in 2025 — 1,157,377 people. Ranked 122 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 43.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.16M | −20,514 | −1.74% |
| 2024 | 1.18M | −19,996 | −1.67% |
| 2023 | 1.2M | −18,194 | −1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.22M | −15,676 | −1.27% |
| 2021 | 1.23M | −16,619 | −1.33% |
| 2020 | 1.25M | −15,018 | −1.19% |
| 2019 | 1.26M | −11,179 | −0.88% |
| 2018 | 1.27M | −9,053 | −0.71% |
| 2017 | 1.28M | −6,375 | −0.49% |
| 2016 | 1.29M | −21,535 | −1.64% |
| 2015 | 1.31M | −21,060 | −1.58% |
| 2014 | 1.33M | −18,660 | −1.38% |
| 2013 | 1.35M | −17,148 | −1.25% |
| 2012 | 1.37M | −14,954 | −1.08% |
| 2011 | 1.38M | −10,848 | −0.78% |
| 2010 | 1.39M | −6,699 | −0.48% |
| 2009 | 1.4M | −4,930 | −0.35% |
| 2008 | 1.41M | −3,823 | −0.27% |
| 2007 | 1.41M | −1,877 | −0.13% |
| 2006 | 1.41M | −1,593 | −0.11% |
| 2005 | 1.41M | −1,818 | −0.13% |
| 2004 | 1.41M | −864 | −0.06% |
| 2003 | 1.42M | −201 | −0.01% |
| 2002 | 1.42M | +16 | +0% |
| 2001 | 1.42M | +6 | +0% |
| 2000 | 1.42M | −580 | −0.04% |
| 1999 | 1.42M | −996 | −0.07% |
| 1998 | 1.42M | −1,125 | −0.08% |
| 1997 | 1.42M | −1,477 | −0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.42M | −970 | −0.07% |
| 1995 | 1.42M | +1,399 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.42M | +958 | +0.07% |
| 1993 | 1.42M | −2,099 | −0.15% |
| 1992 | 1.42M | −1,413 | −0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.42M | +1,883 | +0.13% |
| 1990 | 1.42M | +3,645 | +0.26% |
| 1989 | 1.42M | +2,144 | +0.15% |
| 1988 | 1.41M | +368 | +0.03% |
| 1987 | 1.41M | +732 | +0.05% |
| 1986 | 1.41M | +2,195 | +0.16% |
| 1985 | 1.41M | +2,163 | +0.15% |
| 1984 | 1.41M | +1,180 | +0.08% |
| 1983 | 1.41M | +551 | +0.04% |
| 1982 | 1.41M | +667 | +0.05% |
| 1981 | 1.41M | +1,311 | +0.09% |
| 1980 | 1.41M | +220 | +0.02% |
| 1979 | 1.41M | −2,401 | −0.17% |
| 1978 | 1.41M | −3,473 | −0.25% |
| 1977 | 1.41M | −3,973 | −0.28% |
| 1976 | 1.42M | −5,099 | −0.36% |
| 1975 | 1.42M | −7,937 | −0.56% |
| 1974 | 1.43M | −14,332 | −0.99% |
| 1973 | 1.44M | −20,439 | −1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.46M | −22,826 | −1.54% |
| 1971 | 1.49M | −22,948 | −1.52% |
| 1970 | 1.51M | −33,705 | −2.19% |
| 1969 | 1.54M | −52,486 | −3.29% |
| 1968 | 1.59M | −62,363 | −3.76% |
| 1967 | 1.66M | −59,991 | −3.49% |
| 1966 | 1.72M | −52,726 | −2.98% |
| 1965 | 1.77M | −52,985 | −2.91% |
| 1964 | 1.82M | −59,084 | −3.14% |
| 1963 | 1.88M | −62,202 | −3.2% |
| 1962 | 1.94M | −59,781 | −2.98% |
| 1961 | 2M | −56,665 | −2.75% |
| 1960 | 2.06M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
