Urban Geography
- The 5 largest cities are...
- Stockholm
- Gothenburg
- Malmö
- Uppsala
- Vasteras
- The largest city, Stockholm, has a population of 1,372,565
- Rank-size Rule Estimates:
- Population Gothenburg: 686,282
- Population Malmo: 457,521
- Population Uppsala: 343,141
- Population Vasteras: 274,513
- Actual Population:
- Population Gothenburg: 491,630
- Population Malmo: 318,107
- Population Uppsala: 186,364
- Population Vasteras: 133,324
- The rank size rule is proven invalid based upon the population of Sweden's five largest cities. The estimated population was 100,000 people higher than the actual value. This a very large population difference from the estimated and the actual population, making it invalid for the very high development based on Sweden. The population of Uppsala had the most difference between the estimated population and the actual population because there is a large gap between the population of Malmo and the population of Uppsala. Overall, the rank-size rule estimates were very different from the actual population of the large cities.
- Population: 9.593 million
- Population Density: 21 inhabitants per square mile
- % Urban Population: 85.8%
- % Urban Population Living in Slums: n.a.
- Average % Change in Urban population: .6%
- % with Improved Urban Sanitation: 100%
- % with Improved Urban Water Supply: 100%