Isle of Man vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio
Isle of Man
60.0%
in 2025
Sweden
60.3%
in 2025
Isle of Man rank
73rd
Sweden rank
71st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Isle of Man
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 60.3% against 60.0% in Isle of Man, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Isle of Man ahead.
Isle of Man ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 71st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Isle of Man averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Isle of Man | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.8% | 51.3% | 10.5% | Isle of Man |
| 1970s | 68.1% | 55.1% | 13.1% | Isle of Man |
| 1980s | 62.9% | 55.2% | 7.8% | Isle of Man |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 56.5% | 0.1% | Isle of Man |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 53.6% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 57.8% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 60.7% | 1.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Isle of Man or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 60.3% against 60.0% in Isle of Man as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Isle of Man and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Isle of Man and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Isle of Man and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Isle of Man ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 71st of 218 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.