Sweden vs World: Population ages 75-79, female
Sweden
5.0%
in 2025
World
2.2%
in 2025
Sweden rank
20th
World rank
17th
Population ages 75-79, female over time
- Sweden
- World
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.0% against 2.2% in World, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.3 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 20th and World ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 1.2% | 2.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 1.3% | 2.8% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 1.4% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 1.9% | 2.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 75-79, female, Sweden or World?
- Sweden, at 5.0% against 2.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 75-79, female between Sweden and World?
- 2.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and World rank globally for population ages 75-79, female?
- Sweden ranks 20th and World ranks 17th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 75-79, 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 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total female population.