Population ages 65 and above, female in Sweden
Sweden: Population ages 65 and above, female was 1.18 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female in Sweden is 1.18 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in Sweden peaked at 1.18 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 477,131, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 52nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 477,131 | — |
| 1961 | 488,134 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 499,429 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 511,159 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 523,785 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 537,121 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 551,233 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 566,144 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 580,299 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 593,800 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 609,287 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 626,141 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 642,632 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 659,233 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 676,611 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 693,029 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 707,774 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 723,071 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 738,533 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 752,892 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 765,554 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 776,317 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 787,226 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 798,085 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 808,002 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 821,548 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 837,361 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 849,720 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 858,713 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 866,550 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 873,497 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 878,398 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 881,741 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 883,799 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 886,056 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 888,805 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 890,257 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 890,152 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 888,561 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 885,475 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 882,454 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 880,373 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 878,699 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 878,727 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 881,689 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 885,261 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 889,478 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 897,086 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 909,665 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 927,270 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 947,276 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 967,972 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 988,246 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.12 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.18 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 532,824 | 477,131 | 593,800 | 10 |
| 1970s | 682,920 | 609,287 | 752,892 | 10 |
| 1980s | 816,908 | 765,554 | 866,550 | 10 |
| 1990s | 884,674 | 873,497 | 890,257 | 10 |
| 2000s | 891,070 | 878,699 | 927,270 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million | 947,276 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million | 1.11 million | 1.18 million | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1671 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3041 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female in Sweden?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in Sweden was 1.18 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 477,131 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Sweden ranks 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.