Gibraltar vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio, young
Gibraltar
27.2%
in 2025
Sweden
26.8%
in 2025
Gibraltar rank
139th
Sweden rank
142nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Gibraltar
- Sweden
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 27.2% against 26.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gibraltar ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 139th and Sweden ranks 142nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.8% | 32.2% | 6.6% | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 39.1% | 31.9% | 7.2% | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 28.6% | 6.6% | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 29.0% | 1.0% | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 26.9% | 1.3% | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 27.2% | 0.8% | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.8% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Gibraltar or Sweden?
- Gibraltar, at 27.2% against 26.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Gibraltar and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gibraltar and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Gibraltar ranks 139th and Sweden ranks 142nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.