Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0181 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.111 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st
Sweden rank
40th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.111 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0929 units per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 6.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 40th of 44 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0172 units per person | 0.069 units per person | 0.0518 units per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0834 units per person | 0.0665 units per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0976 units per person | 0.0807 units per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.101 units per person | 0.0843 units per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0985 units per person | 0.0819 units per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0166 units per person | 0.1051 units per person | 0.0885 units per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.1089 units per person | 0.0913 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.111 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
- 0.0929 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 40th of 44 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.