Qatar vs Sweden: Rural population growth
Qatar
-1.7%
in 2025
Sweden
-1.8%
in 2025
Qatar rank
183rd
Sweden rank
184th
Rural population growth over time
- Qatar
- Sweden
How they compare
Qatar currently reports -1.7% against -1.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 183rd and Sweden ranks 184th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | -3.2% | 10.6% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 6.3% | -0.9% | 7.2% | Qatar |
| 1980s | -3.5% | 0.1% | 3.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | -3.1% | -0.0% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.1% | 1.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -1.0% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | -3.3% | -1.5% | 1.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Qatar or Sweden?
- Qatar, at -1.7% against -1.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Qatar and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Sweden rank globally for rural population growth?
- Qatar ranks 183rd 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.