Review the relationship between Sweden's population and land area to understand the country's level of population concentration.
Sweden had 25.9 residents per square kilometer of land area in 2023. Density up by 0.5% over the latest year and by 3.6% over five years. Total population changed by +2.3% during the same five-year period.
Based on comparable data for 2023, Sweden ranked 180th of 216 economies by population density and 126th of 216 by five-year density growth.
Sweden Population Density and Land Area by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Population density, people per sq. km of land area (EN.POP.DNST); Population, total (population); Land area, sq. km (AG.LND.TOTL.K2).
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About the Indicators
Population density. Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers, expressed as people per square kilometer.
Land area. A country’s total surface area excluding inland water bodies, in square kilometers.