Sweden vs United States: Population ages 70-74, female
Sweden
4.9%
in 2025
United States
5.0%
in 2025
Sweden rank
50th
United States rank
48th
Population ages 70-74, female over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 50th and United States ranks 48th of 218 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Sweden or United States?
- United States, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between Sweden and United States?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?
- Sweden ranks 50th and United States ranks 48th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.