Lower middle income vs Sweden: Population ages 65 and above
Lower middle income
6.0%
in 2025
Sweden
20.9%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
30th
Sweden rank
29th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Lower middle income
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.9% against 6.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 3.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 12.6% | 9.2% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 14.9% | 11.3% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 17.1% | 13.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 17.5% | 13.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 17.4% | 13.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 19.4% | 14.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 20.5% | 14.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Lower middle income or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.9% against 6.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Lower middle income and Sweden?
- 14.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Sweden rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Lower middle income ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). 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 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.