Germany vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio
Germany
60.2%
in 2025
Sweden
60.3%
in 2025
Germany rank
72nd
Sweden rank
71st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 60.3% against 60.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 71st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.9% | 51.3% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1970s | 56.7% | 55.1% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 55.2% | 9.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 56.5% | 10.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 53.6% | 3.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 57.8% | 5.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 60.7% | 3.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 60.3% against 60.2% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Germany ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 71st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.