Belgium vs Sweden: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.55 million Persons against 3.88 million Persons in Belgium, a difference of 666,350 Persons.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 37 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 million Persons | 3.93 million Persons | 602,556 Persons | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.60 million Persons | 4.20 million Persons | 603,998 Persons | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.79 million Persons | 4.47 million Persons | 678,740 Persons | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.55 million Persons against 3.88 million Persons in Belgium as of 2026.
- What is the difference in labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population between Belgium and Sweden?
- 666,350 Persons, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides labour market indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by urban-rural territorial typology. Data source and definition The indicators include labour indicators at place of residence by type of territory. Data is based on a labor force survey using ILO methodology and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Territorial typology The OECD classifies TL3 regions as predominantly urban, intermediate or predominantly rural; rural regions can be further split into “close to city” and “remote” (see methodology (pdf)). This typology supports analysis of socio-economic differences across regions. See also the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.