Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.2091 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sweden stood at 0.2091 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.2091 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1175 units per person, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 29th 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, total, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1175 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1194 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1213 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1232 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.125 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1267 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1285 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1307 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1329 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1348 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1367 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1392 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1421 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1452 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1484 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1511 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1535 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.156 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1586 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1609 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1629 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1646 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1665 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1684 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.17 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1724 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1751 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1768 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1776 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1779 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1778 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1774 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1768 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.176 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1751 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1746 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1745 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1744 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.174 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1733 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1726 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1722 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1718 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1716 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1721 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1728 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1733 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1744 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1765 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1794 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1828 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1864 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1898 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1927 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1952 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.197 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1977 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.198 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1986 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1995 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2006 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.202 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2034 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2054 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2075 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2091 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.126 units per person | 0.1175 units per person | 0.1348 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1492 units per person | 0.1367 units per person | 0.1609 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1712 units per person | 0.1629 units per person | 0.1779 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1754 units per person | 0.1733 units per person | 0.1778 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1737 units per person | 0.1716 units per person | 0.1794 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1938 units per person | 0.1828 units per person | 0.1995 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2047 units per person | 0.2006 units per person | 0.2091 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sweden?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sweden was 0.2091 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2091 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1175 units per person in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.