Demographia

Stockholm Area
Urbanization and Suburbanization

Year City Suburbs Metropolitan Suburban %
1850 93,000 115,000 208,000 55.3%
1860 112,000 122,000 234,000 52.1%
1870 136,000 131,000 267,000 49.1%
1880 169,000 147,000 316,000 46.5%
1890 246,000 153,000 399,000 38.3%
1900 301,000 173000 474,000 36.5%
1910 342,000 229000 571,000 40.1%
1920 419,000 243000 662,000 36.7%
1930 502,000 265000 767,000 34.6%
1940 591,000 288,000 879,000 32.8%
1945 672,000 321,000 993,000 32.3%
1950 744,000 357,000 1,101,000 32.4%
1960 809,000 461,000 1,270,000 36.3%
1970 747,000 730,000 1,477,000 49.4%
1975 654,000 840,000 1,494,000 56.2%
1980 647,000 881,000 1,528,000 57.7%
1990 679,000 975,000 1,654,000 58.9%
2000 751,000 1,073,000 1,824,000 58.8%
Change from 1960 (58,000) 612,000 554,000 110.5%
Source: http://www.tacitus.nu/historical-atlas/population/counties.htm

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