Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio, old
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14.6%
in 2025
Sweden
33.5%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Sweden rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 33.5% against 14.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 18.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 19.1% | 12.9% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 23.1% | 16.5% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 26.6% | 19.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 27.4% | 19.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 26.7% | 17.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 30.6% | 19.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 32.9% | 19.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 33.5% against 14.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
- 18.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
- 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.