Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Sweden stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Sweden peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
That places Sweden 149th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 146 Slovenia 0.5% compare
- 147 Cook Islands 0.5% compare
- 148 Martinique 0.5% compare
- 150 Saint Lucia 0.3% compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.3% compare
- 152 Bulgaria 0.3% compare
- 152 Lithuania 0.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Sweden?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Sweden was 0.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Sweden ranks 149th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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