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Sweden - Urbanization and Housing Density 89.08

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

89.08 (2025)

Global rank

##35 of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1960

1.23×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#7#13#19#25#31#3719601970198019902000201020202025#25#352020 overtook Libya2025 overtook Andorra
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Sweden climbed from #25 to #35 (overtook Libya). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sweden ↓

Key Events — Sweden

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Libya in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Andorra in global rank auto

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202572.4778.0183.5489.08
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