Latvia vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio
Latvia
59.7%
in 2025
Sweden
60.3%
in 2025
Latvia rank
74th
Sweden rank
71st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 60.3% against 59.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 71st of 218 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 51.3% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 50.8% | 55.1% | 4.3% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 55.2% | 5.7% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 56.5% | 5.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 53.6% | 6.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 57.8% | 5.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 60.7% | 2.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Latvia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 60.3% against 59.7% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Latvia ranks 74th 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.