Czechia vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio, old
Czechia
33.2%
in 2025
Sweden
33.5%
in 2025
Czechia rank
24th
Sweden rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 33.5% against 33.2% in Czechia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 19.1% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 23.1% | 3.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 26.6% | 7.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 27.4% | 8.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 26.7% | 6.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 30.6% | 4.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 32.9% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Czechia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 33.5% against 33.2% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Czechia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.