Romania vs Sweden: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Romania
1.76 million
in 2025
Sweden
1.74 million
in 2025
Romania rank
94th
Sweden rank
95th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.76 million against 1.74 million in Sweden, a difference of 20,940.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 95th of 121 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 million | 959,921 | 192,532 | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.65 million | 1.02 million | 630,723 | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.94 million | 1.01 million | 931,738 | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.02 million | 1.12 million | 898,527 | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.92 million | 1.26 million | 659,729 | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.48 million | 370,170 | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.78 million | 1.69 million | 93,257 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Romania or Sweden?
- Romania, at 1.76 million against 1.74 million in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Romania and Sweden?
- 20,940, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Romania ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 95th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.