Urban population, female in Sweden

Sweden: Urban population, female was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
28th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2005
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Urban population, female in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.365 % of female population2005: 0.343 % of female population2006: 0.356 % of female population2007: 0.347 % of female population2008: 0.345 % of female population2009: 0.372 % of female population2010: 0.374 % of female population2011: 0.372 % of female population2012: 0.374 % of female population2013: 0.702 % of female population2014: 0.715 % of female population2015: 0.704 % of female population2016: 0.711 % of female population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.7% for urban population, female in 2016.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in Sweden peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 28th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Urban population, female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of female population Change
2004 0.4%
2005 0.3% -6.2%
2006 0.4% +4.0%
2007 0.3% -2.7%
2008 0.3% -0.6%
2009 0.4% +7.7%
2010 0.4% +0.5%
2011 0.4% -0.3%
2012 0.4% +0.5%
2013 0.7% +87.6%
2014 0.7% +1.9%
2015 0.7% -1.6%
2016 0.7% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 25 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  2. 26 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  3. 27 Norway 0.7% compare
  4. 29 Finland 0.7% compare
  5. 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare
  6. 31 Panama 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Sweden?
Urban population, female in Sweden was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for urban population, female?
Sweden ranks 28th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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