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

0.0021 units per person, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark 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.

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

Denmark

0.2112 units per person

in 2025

Sweden

0.2091 units per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

26th

Sweden rank

29th

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

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.2112 units per person against 0.2091 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0021 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 29th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1132 units per person	0.126 units per person	0.0128 units per person	Sweden
1970s	0.1326 units per person	0.1492 units per person	0.0165 units per person	Sweden
1980s	0.1502 units per person	0.1712 units per person	0.0211 units per person	Sweden
1990s	0.1526 units per person	0.1754 units per person	0.0228 units per person	Sweden
2000s	0.1519 units per person	0.1737 units per person	0.0218 units per person	Sweden
2010s	0.1837 units per person	0.1938 units per person	0.0101 units per person	Sweden
2020s	0.2054 units per person	0.2047 units per person	0.0007 units per person	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Denmark or Sweden?: Denmark, at 0.2112 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 Denmark and Sweden?: 0.0021 units per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?: Denmark ranks 26th 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: 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.