Statistics
Data are computed by Statistics Sweden every five years. The latest data are as of 31 December 2005. Then the total population of the urban areas (or localities) in Sweden was 7,631,952 on an area of 5,286.23 km², which gives an average population density of 1,444/km².
- 84% of the Swedish population lives in localities (i.e. in tätorter)
- 50% lives in the 64 largest urban areas
- A third lives in the 15 largest urban areas
- A quarter lives in the 5 largest
- The largest and most populous urban area is Stockholm
Read more about this topic: Urban Areas In Sweden
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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