Armenia vs Sweden: Rural population

Armenia
1.05 million
in 2025
Sweden
1.16 million
in 2025
Armenia rank
125th
Sweden rank
122nd

Rural population over time

  • Armenia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.16 million against 1.05 million in Armenia, a difference of 105,700.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Armenia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Armenia ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 215 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 955,583 1.80 million 843,950 Sweden
1970s 1.01 million 1.44 million 432,475 Sweden
1980s 1.07 million 1.41 million 345,510 Sweden
1990s 1.13 million 1.42 million 290,257 Sweden
2000s 1.12 million 1.41 million 296,341 Sweden
2010s 1.07 million 1.33 million 260,017 Sweden
2020s 1.03 million 1.20 million 173,933 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Armenia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.16 million against 1.05 million in Armenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Armenia and Sweden?
105,700, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Sweden rank globally for rural population?
Armenia ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.