Czechia vs Sweden: Age dependency breakdown
Czechia
32.2%
in 2023
Sweden
33.0%
in 2023
Czechia rank
27th
Sweden rank
24th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 33.0% against 32.2% in Czechia, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 16.5% | 3.3% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 16.0% | 19.1% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 23.1% | 3.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 26.6% | 7.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 27.4% | 8.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 26.7% | 6.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 30.6% | 4.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 32.6% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Czechia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 33.0% against 32.2% in Czechia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Czechia ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 24th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).