Swedish Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for settlements and residential areas across Sweden, including named cities, towns, villages, and suburbs. The dataset is exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Demographic analysis based on settlement locations and types.
• Settlement-level targeting for services or interventions based on populated place data.
• Population distribution studies based on residential land-use areas.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple settlement types including cities, towns, villages, and suburbs.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:25:01.190736; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sweden