What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Arab World and Sweden?

0.1616 units per person, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Sweden?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Sweden: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Arab World

0.0475 units per person

in 2025

Sweden

0.2091 units per person

in 2025

Arab World rank

32nd

Sweden rank

29th

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

Arab World
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2091 units per person against 0.0475 units per person in Arab World, a difference of 0.1616 units per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 4.4 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0355 units per person	0.126 units per person	0.0905 units per person	Sweden
1970s	0.0345 units per person	0.1492 units per person	0.1147 units per person	Sweden
1980s	0.0324 units per person	0.1712 units per person	0.1388 units per person	Sweden
1990s	0.0338 units per person	0.1754 units per person	0.1415 units per person	Sweden
2000s	0.0361 units per person	0.1737 units per person	0.1375 units per person	Sweden
2010s	0.0385 units per person	0.1938 units per person	0.1553 units per person	Sweden
2020s	0.0449 units per person	0.2047 units per person	0.1598 units per person	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Arab World or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.2091 units per person against 0.0475 units per person in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Arab World and Sweden?: 0.1616 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Sweden rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?: Arab World ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, 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: 21 August 2026

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