Urban population, male in Sweden

Sweden: Urban population, male was 42.3% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
42.3%
World rank
29th
of 192 countries
All-time high
42.3%
in 2015
All-time low
40.5%
in 1985
Years of data
8
1980–2015

Urban population, male in Sweden, 1980–2015

0102030401980199720151980: 40.6 % of total1985: 40.5 % of total1990: 40.5 % of total1995: 40.9 % of total2000: 41 % of total2005: 41.3 % of total2010: 41.9 % of total2015: 42.3 % of total

Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, male in Sweden is 42.3%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Sweden peaked at 42.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1985.

Sweden ranks 29th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Urban population, male in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of total) in Sweden, 1980 to 2015.
Year % of total Change
1980 40.6%
1985 40.5% -0.3%
1990 40.5% +0.1%
1995 40.9% +1.0%
2000 41.0% +0.3%
2005 41.3% +0.6%
2010 41.9% +1.4%
2015 42.3% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 40.5% 40.5% 40.6% 2
1990s 40.7% 40.5% 40.9% 2
2000s 41.2% 41.0% 41.3% 2
2010s 42.1% 41.9% 42.3% 2

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 26 Chile 43.9% compare
  2. 27 Denmark 43.4% compare
  3. 28 Jordan 42.7% compare
  4. 30 New Zealand 42.1% compare
  5. 31 Brazil 41.6% compare
  6. 32 Finland 41.2% compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More gender data for Sweden

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Sweden?
Urban population, male in Sweden was 42.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1985.
How does Sweden rank for urban population, male?
Sweden ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Urban population, male in Sweden. Statizoid, drawing on The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-male-percent-of-total/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-male-percent-of-total/sweden/">Urban population, male in Sweden</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban population, male (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed

Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.