Sweden Population Density 1950-2023

Chart and table of Sweden population density from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current population density of Sweden in 2023 is 20.08 people per square kilometer, a 0.59% increase from 2022.
The population density of Sweden in 2022 was 19.96 people per square kilometer, a 0.79% increase from 2021.
The population density of Sweden in 2021 was 19.81 people per square kilometer, a 0.95% increase from 2020.
The population density of Sweden in 2020 was 19.62 people per square kilometer, a 0.98% increase from 2019.

Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name	2023 Population Density
Macao	22,861.98
Singapore	8,330.64
Hong Kong	6,749.20
Gibraltar	3,268.80
Bahrain	1,904.50
Malta	1,672.08
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1,300.65
Barbados	655.80
Aruba	590.43
San Marino	560.70
South Korea	515.98
Monaco	484.48
Curacao	432.61
Netherlands	424.13
Israel	415.70
Belgium	382.78
Puerto Rico	367.57
Japan	326.20
Guam	320.28
Trinidad and Tobago	299.21
United Kingdom	278.05
Cayman Islands	262.54
Luxembourg	252.81
Liechtenstein	247.40
Kuwait	241.87
Qatar	236.41
Seychelles	234.04
Germany	232.94
Antigua and Barbuda	214.31
Switzerland	213.04
British Virgin Islands	210.25
Italy	194.89
Andorra	170.40
Isle of Man	148.61
Denmark	137.72
Cyprus	136.22
Poland	131.21
France	117.94
Portugal	111.11
Hungary	109.17
Northern Mariana Islands	108.25
Austria	106.81
Slovenia	103.50
UAE	96.47
Spain	93.92
French Polynesia	88.99
Greece	78.37
Ireland	71.95
Panama	59.32
Turks and Caicos Islands	48.49
Croatia	45.51
Lithuania	41.64
Palau	39.26
Faroe Islands	38.16
United States	34.58
Bahamas	29.73
Estonia	29.17
Latvia	28.33
Chile	25.94
Sweden	20.08
New Zealand	19.53
Uruguay	19.43
Saudi Arabia	17.19
Argentina	16.46
Finland	16.38
New Caledonia	15.77
Oman	15.01
Bermuda	14.93
Norway	8.76
Canada	3.93
Iceland	3.64
Australia	3.42
Greenland	0.14
Taiwan	0.00

Sweden - Historical Population Density Data
Year	Population Density	Growth Rate
2023	20.08	0.59%
2022	19.96	0.79%
2021	19.81	0.95%
2020	19.62	0.98%
2019	19.43	1.04%
2018	19.23	1.04%
2017	19.03	1.05%
2016	18.83	1.06%
2015	18.64	1.04%
2014	18.45	1.02%
2013	18.26	0.97%
2012	18.08	0.94%
2011	17.92	0.91%
2010	17.75	0.86%
2009	17.60	0.78%
2008	17.46	0.71%
2007	17.34	0.65%
2006	17.23	0.59%
2005	17.13	0.53%
2004	17.04	0.48%
2003	16.96	0.40%
2002	16.89	0.33%
2001	16.84	0.29%
2000	16.79	0.25%
1999	16.74	0.23%
1998	16.71	0.24%
1997	16.67	0.25%
1996	16.63	0.31%
1995	16.57	0.40%
1994	16.51	0.46%
1993	16.43	0.50%
1992	16.35	0.54%
1991	16.26	0.54%
1990	16.18	0.51%
1989	16.09	0.44%
1988	16.02	0.36%
1987	15.97	0.31%
1986	15.92	0.26%
1985	15.88	0.22%
1984	15.84	0.19%
1983	15.81	0.17%
1982	15.78	0.17%
1981	15.76	0.18%
1980	15.73	0.19%
1979	15.70	0.18%
1978	15.67	0.19%
1977	15.64	0.22%
1976	15.61	0.27%
1975	15.56	0.38%
1974	15.50	0.44%
1973	15.44	0.48%
1972	15.36	0.54%
1971	15.28	0.57%
1970	15.19	0.55%
1969	15.11	0.58%
1968	15.02	0.70%
1967	14.92	0.80%
1966	14.80	0.83%
1965	14.68	0.83%
1964	14.56	0.77%
1963	14.44	0.66%
1962	14.35	0.61%
1961	14.26	0.58%
1960	14.18	0.58%
1959	14.10	0.62%
1958	14.01	0.61%
1957	13.92	0.63%
1956	13.84	0.66%
1955	13.75	0.65%
1954	13.66	0.66%
1953	13.57	0.71%
1952	13.47	0.72%
1951	13.38	0.77%
1950	13.27	0.00%