Small states vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio, old
Small states
14.9%
in 2025
Sweden
33.5%
in 2025
Small states rank
21st
Sweden rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Small states
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 33.5% against 14.9% in Small states, a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.2 times Small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 21st 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 | Small states | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 19.1% | 9.7% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 23.1% | 13.3% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 26.6% | 17.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 27.4% | 17.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 26.7% | 16.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 30.6% | 18.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 32.9% | 18.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Small states or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 33.5% against 14.9% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Small states and Sweden?
- 18.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Small states ranks 21st 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.