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

Poland
0.2075 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.2091 units per person
in 2025
Poland rank
31st
Sweden rank
29th

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

  • Poland
  • Sweden
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2091 units per person against 0.2075 units per person in Poland, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.

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

Poland ranks 31st 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 Poland Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0679 units per person 0.126 units per person 0.0581 units per person Sweden
1970s 0.0932 units per person 0.1492 units per person 0.056 units per person Sweden
1980s 0.097 units per person 0.1712 units per person 0.0743 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.1103 units per person 0.1754 units per person 0.0651 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.1305 units per person 0.1737 units per person 0.0432 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.1529 units per person 0.1938 units per person 0.0408 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.1935 units per person 0.2047 units per person 0.0112 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, Poland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.2091 units per person against 0.2075 units per person in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Poland and Sweden?
0.0016 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Poland ranks 31st 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.