Denmark vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio, old
Denmark
33.4%
in 2025
Sweden
33.5%
in 2025
Denmark rank
23rd
Sweden rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 33.5% against 33.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 19.1% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 23.1% | 2.5% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 26.6% | 3.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 27.4% | 4.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 26.7% | 3.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 30.6% | 2.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.9% | 0.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 33.5% against 33.4% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Denmark ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 217 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.