Canada vs Sweden: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita

Canada
0.1089 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.111 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
43rd
Sweden rank
40th

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.111 units per person against 0.1089 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0021 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 40th of 217 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0407 units per person 0.069 units per person 0.0284 units per person Sweden
1970s 0.0472 units per person 0.0834 units per person 0.0363 units per person Sweden
1980s 0.0588 units per person 0.0976 units per person 0.0388 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.0687 units per person 0.101 units per person 0.0323 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.074 units per person 0.0985 units per person 0.0245 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.0866 units per person 0.1051 units per person 0.0185 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.1031 units per person 0.1089 units per person 0.0058 units per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Canada or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.111 units per person against 0.1089 units per person in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Canada and Sweden?
0.0021 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
Canada ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 40th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.