Canada vs Sweden: Population in the largest city
Canada
18.8%
in 2025
Sweden
18.4%
in 2025
Canada rank
118th
Sweden rank
120th
Population in the largest city over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 18.8% against 18.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 118th and Sweden ranks 120th of 153 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 14.5% | 2.4% | Canada |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 15.3% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.5% | 3.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 17.5% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 1.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 18.8% against 18.4% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Canada ranks 118th and Sweden ranks 120th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.