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

0.0004 units per person, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands 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.

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

Netherlands

0.2087 units per person

in 2025

Sweden

0.2091 units per person

in 2025

Netherlands rank

30th

Sweden rank

29th

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

Netherlands
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2091 units per person against 0.2087 units per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

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

Netherlands ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 29th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0953 units per person	0.126 units per person	0.0307 units per person	Sweden
1970s	0.1073 units per person	0.1492 units per person	0.0419 units per person	Sweden
1980s	0.1203 units per person	0.1712 units per person	0.051 units per person	Sweden
1990s	0.1311 units per person	0.1754 units per person	0.0443 units per person	Sweden
2000s	0.1404 units per person	0.1737 units per person	0.0332 units per person	Sweden
2010s	0.1737 units per person	0.1938 units per person	0.0201 units per person	Sweden
2020s	0.2008 units per person	0.2047 units per person	0.0039 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, Netherlands or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.2091 units per person against 0.2087 units per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Netherlands and Sweden?: 0.0004 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?: Netherlands ranks 30th 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.