Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sweden
Sweden: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.04 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.04
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
211th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.24
in 1789
All-time low
1.03
in 1922
Years of data
273
1751–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sweden, 1751–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.04 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sweden peaked at 1.24 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 1922.
That places Sweden 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 1.08 | — |
| 1752 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1754 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 1.06 | -2.3% |
| 1756 | 1.1 | +3.0% |
| 1757 | 1.08 | -1.6% |
| 1758 | 1.1 | +1.8% |
| 1759 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1760 | 1.08 | -1.4% |
| 1761 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1762 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 1.09 | +1.7% |
| 1764 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 1.11 | +1.1% |
| 1766 | 1.09 | -1.7% |
| 1767 | 1.11 | +1.4% |
| 1768 | 1.07 | -2.9% |
| 1769 | 1.06 | -1.7% |
| 1770 | 1.07 | +1.0% |
| 1771 | 1.09 | +1.9% |
| 1772 | 1.14 | +5.3% |
| 1773 | 1.1 | -4.2% |
| 1774 | 1.04 | -5.0% |
| 1775 | 1.06 | +1.8% |
| 1776 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1778 | 1.07 | +1.2% |
| 1779 | 1.04 | -3.2% |
| 1780 | 1.07 | +2.7% |
| 1781 | 1.08 | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 1.09 | +1.5% |
| 1783 | 1.11 | +2.0% |
| 1784 | 1.08 | -2.7% |
| 1785 | 1.07 | -1.1% |
| 1786 | 1.08 | +1.0% |
| 1787 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1788 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1789 | 1.24 | +14.5% |
| 1790 | 1.11 | -10.0% |
| 1791 | 1.06 | -4.6% |
| 1792 | 1.08 | +1.4% |
| 1793 | 1.06 | -1.3% |
| 1794 | 1.07 | +1.1% |
| 1795 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1796 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1799 | 1.09 | +0.8% |
| 1800 | 1.07 | -2.3% |
| 1801 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1802 | 1.09 | +1.9% |
| 1803 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1804 | 1.09 | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 1.07 | -2.0% |
| 1806 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 1807 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1.15 | +7.8% |
| 1809 | 1.16 | +1.2% |
| 1810 | 1.11 | -4.3% |
| 1811 | 1.1 | -0.7% |
| 1812 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 1.12 | +1.4% |
| 1814 | 1.08 | -3.3% |
| 1815 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
| 1816 | 1.09 | +1.8% |
| 1817 | 1.08 | -1.5% |
| 1818 | 1.1 | +2.4% |
| 1819 | 1.09 | -0.8% |
| 1820 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 1821 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 1822 | 1.1 | +2.2% |
| 1823 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 1.11 | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1826 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 1.1 | -1.5% |
| 1828 | 1.14 | +4.1% |
| 1829 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1830 | 1.13 | -1.1% |
| 1831 | 1.12 | -0.8% |
| 1832 | 1.09 | -2.5% |
| 1833 | 1.11 | +1.7% |
| 1834 | 1.13 | +1.7% |
| 1835 | 1.1 | -2.5% |
| 1836 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1837 | 1.12 | +1.7% |
| 1838 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | 1.1 | -1.5% |
| 1840 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 1842 | 1.11 | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 1.1 | -0.9% |
| 1844 | 1.14 | +3.5% |
| 1845 | 1.11 | -2.1% |
| 1846 | 1.09 | -1.8% |
| 1847 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 1.11 | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 1.12 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 1.1 | -1.6% |
| 1854 | 1.09 | -0.8% |
| 1855 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1856 | 1.09 | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 1.12 | +2.2% |
| 1858 | 1.08 | -3.4% |
| 1859 | 1.09 | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 1.08 | -1.1% |
| 1861 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 1863 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 1.09 | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 1.07 | -0.8% |
| 1872 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.09 | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 1.07 | -1.6% |
| 1877 | 1.08 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 1.06 | -2.2% |
| 1879 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 1887 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 1.05 | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 1.05 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 1893 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 1.05 | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 1.05 | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 1.05 | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.04 | -0.9% |
| 1905 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 1.04 | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1915 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 1.07 | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 1.05 | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1922 | 1.03 | -1.5% |
| 1923 | 1.04 | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 1.03 | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 1.04 | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 1.05 | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1942 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1943 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1944 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 1.04 | -1.1% |
| 1946 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1947 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | 1.04 | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 1760s | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1780s | 1.1 | 1.07 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1790s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1800s | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.1 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 4 |
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0246 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sweden?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sweden was 1.04 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 in 1789.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 1922.
- How does Sweden rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Sweden ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.