Urban population, female in Sweden
Sweden: Urban population, female was 43.5% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Urban population, female in Sweden, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Sweden is 43.5%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Sweden peaked at 43.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 1980.
That places Sweden 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.5% | — |
| 1985 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 42.6% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 43.2% | 43.5% | 2 |
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More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Sweden?
- Urban population, female in Sweden was 43.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for urban population, female?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.