Japan vs Sweden: Rural population growth
Japan
-1.9%
in 2025
Sweden
-1.8%
in 2025
Japan rank
186th
Sweden rank
184th
Rural population growth over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -1.8% against -1.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 184th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.6% | -3.2% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | -0.7% | -0.9% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.0% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | -7.7% | -0.1% | 7.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | -1.9% | -1.0% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -1.5% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -1.8% against -1.9% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for rural population growth?
- Japan ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 184th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.