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

Belgium
0.2096 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.2091 units per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Sweden rank
29th

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

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.2096 units per person against 0.2091 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 29th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1262 units per person 0.126 units per person 0.0002 units per person Belgium
1970s 0.139 units per person 0.1492 units per person 0.0101 units per person Sweden
1980s 0.1412 units per person 0.1712 units per person 0.03 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.1582 units per person 0.1754 units per person 0.0172 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.1706 units per person 0.1737 units per person 0.0031 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.1805 units per person 0.1938 units per person 0.0133 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.2002 units per person 0.2047 units per person 0.0045 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, Belgium or Sweden?
Belgium, at 0.2096 units per person against 0.2091 units per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Belgium and Sweden?
0.0005 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Belgium ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 29th of 217 countries.
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

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.