Estonia vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio, old
Estonia
34.6%
in 2025
Sweden
33.5%
in 2025
Estonia rank
21st
Sweden rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 34.6% against 33.5% in Sweden, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 19.1% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 23.1% | 4.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 26.6% | 8.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 27.4% | 7.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 26.7% | 2.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 30.6% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.9% | 0.2% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Estonia or Sweden?
- Estonia, at 34.6% against 33.5% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Estonia and Sweden?
- 1.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Estonia ranks 21st 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.