Guernsey vs Sweden: Age dependency breakdown
Guernsey
33.0%
in 2023
Sweden
33.0%
in 2023
Guernsey rank
25th
Sweden rank
24th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Guernsey
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 33.0% against 33.0% in Guernsey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.
Guernsey ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.4% | 16.5% | 2.9% | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 21.6% | 19.1% | 2.5% | Guernsey |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 23.1% | 0.1% | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 26.6% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 27.4% | 4.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 26.7% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 30.6% | 2.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 32.6% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Guernsey or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 33.0% against 33.0% in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Guernsey and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guernsey and Sweden rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Guernsey ranks 25th 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).