Sweden vs United Arab Emirates
Sweden vs United Arab Emirates: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 89.1% in Sweden and 86% in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by 3.1 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in United Arab Emirates.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 1978, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
- In 2025, Sweden ranked 38 and United Arab Emirates ranked 48 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Sweden at 92.9% and United Arab Emirates at 87.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Sweden | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89.1 | 86 |
| 2024 | 88.9 | 85.8 |
| 2023 | 88.6 | 85.7 |
| 2022 | 88.4 | 85.5 |
| 2021 | 88.2 | 85.4 |
| 2020 | 87.9 | 85.2 |
| 2019 | 87.7 | 85 |
| 2018 | 87.5 | 84.9 |
| 2017 | 87.2 | 84.7 |
| 2016 | 87 | 84.5 |
| 2015 | 86.6 | 84.3 |
| 2014 | 86.3 | 84.1 |
| 2013 | 85.9 | 84 |
| 2012 | 85.6 | 83.8 |
| 2011 | 85.4 | 83.6 |
| 2010 | 85.1 | 83.4 |
| 2009 | 84.9 | 83.2 |
| 2008 | 84.8 | 83 |
| 2007 | 84.6 | 82.8 |
| 2006 | 84.5 | 82.6 |
| 2005 | 84.4 | 82.2 |
| 2004 | 84.3 | 81.5 |
| 2003 | 84.2 | 80.9 |
| 2002 | 84.1 | 80.3 |
| 2001 | 84.1 | 79.8 |
| 2000 | 84 | 79.3 |
| 1999 | 84 | 78.9 |
| 1998 | 84 | 78.6 |
| 1997 | 84 | 78.4 |
| 1996 | 83.9 | 78.3 |
| 1995 | 83.9 | 78.3 |
| 1994 | 83.8 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 83.7 | 78.4 |
| 1992 | 83.6 | 78.4 |
| 1991 | 83.5 | 78.6 |
| 1990 | 83.4 | 78.7 |
| 1989 | 83.3 | 78.8 |
| 1988 | 83.2 | 79 |
| 1987 | 83.2 | 79.2 |
| 1986 | 83.1 | 79.3 |
| 1985 | 83.1 | 79.5 |
| 1984 | 83.1 | 79.7 |
| 1983 | 83.1 | 80 |
| 1982 | 83.1 | 80.3 |
| 1981 | 83.1 | 80.7 |
| 1980 | 83.1 | 81.1 |
| 1979 | 83.1 | 81.8 |
| 1978 | 83 | 82.6 |
| 1977 | 82.9 | 83.4 |
| 1976 | 82.8 | 83.9 |
| 1975 | 82.7 | 83.9 |
| 1974 | 82.5 | 83.7 |
| 1973 | 82.3 | 83.2 |
| 1972 | 82 | 82.6 |
| 1971 | 81.7 | 82 |
| 1970 | 81.2 | 81.2 |
| 1969 | 80.6 | 80.5 |
| 1968 | 79.8 | 79.8 |
| 1967 | 78.9 | 79.2 |
| 1966 | 78 | 78.5 |
| 1965 | 77.1 | 77.8 |
| 1964 | 76.2 | 77.1 |
| 1963 | 75.3 | 76.3 |
| 1962 | 74.3 | 75.5 |
| 1961 | 73.4 | 74.5 |
| 1960 | 72.5 | 73.5 |
| 1959 | 71.6 | 72.3 |
| 1958 | 70.8 | 70.9 |
| 1957 | 70 | 69.4 |
| 1956 | 69.2 | 67.7 |
| 1955 | 68.5 | 65.8 |
| 1954 | 67.7 | 63.8 |
| 1953 | 67 | 61.6 |
| 1952 | 66.2 | 59.4 |
| 1951 | 65.5 | 57 |
| 1950 | 64.7 | 54.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Sweden | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89.3 | 86.1 |
| 2027 | 89.5 | 86.2 |
| 2028 | 89.7 | 86.4 |
| 2029 | 89.9 | 86.5 |
| 2030 | 90.1 | 86.6 |
| 2031 | 90.3 | 86.7 |
| 2032 | 90.5 | 86.8 |
| 2033 | 90.7 | 87 |
| 2034 | 90.9 | 87.1 |
| 2035 | 91.1 | 87.2 |
| 2036 | 91.3 | 87.2 |
| 2037 | 91.4 | 87.3 |
| 2038 | 91.6 | 87.4 |
| 2039 | 91.7 | 87.5 |
| 2040 | 91.9 | 87.6 |
| 2041 | 92 | 87.6 |
| 2042 | 92.2 | 87.7 |
| 2043 | 92.3 | 87.7 |
| 2044 | 92.4 | 87.8 |
| 2045 | 92.5 | 87.8 |
| 2046 | 92.6 | 87.8 |
| 2047 | 92.7 | 87.9 |
| 2048 | 92.8 | 87.9 |
| 2049 | 92.9 | 87.9 |
| 2050 | 92.9 | 87.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Sweden vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSweden: $55,010 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthSweden: 1.4% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSweden: 2.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtSweden: 34.6% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025