Denmark vs Sweden: Old-age dependency ratio

Denmark

32.4%

in 2023

Sweden

33.0%

in 2023

Denmark rank

26th

Sweden rank

24th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Sweden currently reports 33.0% against 32.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).