Population ages 65 and above, male in Sweden
Sweden: Population ages 65 and above, male was 1.04 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, male 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, male in Sweden is 1.04 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, male in Sweden peaked at 1.04 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 402,276, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 47th 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, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 402,276 | — |
| 1961 | 409,979 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 417,950 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 425,809 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 434,014 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 442,545 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 452,006 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 462,149 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 471,470 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 480,182 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 490,188 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 501,078 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 511,731 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 522,497 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 533,919 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 544,971 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 554,605 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 564,131 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 573,629 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 581,730 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 588,182 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 593,555 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 599,098 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 604,353 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 609,202 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 617,692 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 628,116 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 635,198 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 639,879 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 644,339 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 648,169 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 650,207 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 650,972 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 651,078 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 651,587 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 652,379 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 652,488 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 652,223 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 651,140 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 649,460 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 649,239 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 651,134 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 654,289 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 658,951 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 666,316 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 674,736 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 684,000 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 697,961 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 717,268 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 740,813 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 766,791 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 792,997 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 818,298 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 842,510 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 865,645 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 886,359 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 904,244 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 920,856 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 937,439 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 953,714 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 967,705 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 981,888 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 997,510 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.04 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 439,838 | 402,276 | 480,182 | 10 |
| 1970s | 537,848 | 490,188 | 581,730 | 10 |
| 1980s | 615,961 | 588,182 | 644,339 | 10 |
| 1990s | 650,970 | 648,169 | 652,488 | 10 |
| 2000s | 679,471 | 649,239 | 740,813 | 10 |
| 2010s | 868,885 | 766,791 | 953,714 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million | 967,705 | 1.04 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- 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, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0811 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, male in Sweden?
- Population ages 65 and above, male in Sweden was 1.04 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 402,276 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for population ages 65 and above, male?
- Sweden ranks 47th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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.