Age dependency ratio in Sweden
Sweden: Age dependency ratio was 60.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 60.3% for age dependency ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Sweden peaked at 60.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1964.
Sweden ranks 71st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 50.4% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.1% | 52.7% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 54.6% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 55.6% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 52.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 53.6% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 60.3% | 60.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 68 Micronesia (country) 60.5% compare
- 69 Portugal 60.4% compare
- 70 Faroe Islands 60.4% compare
- 72 Germany 60.2% compare
- 73 Isle of Man 60.0% compare
- 74 Latvia 59.7% compare
More health data for Sweden
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 61,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 65,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 65,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 61,407 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 65,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 61,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 61,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 65,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 62,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Sweden?
- Age dependency ratio in Sweden was 60.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1964.
- How does Sweden rank for age dependency ratio?
- Sweden ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.