Estonia vs Sweden: Old-age dependency ratio
Estonia
33.1%
in 2023
Sweden
33.0%
in 2023
Estonia rank
22nd
Sweden rank
24th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 33.1% against 33.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 22nd 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 | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.7% | 16.5% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 16.8% | 19.1% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 23.1% | 4.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 26.6% | 8.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 27.4% | 7.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 26.7% | 2.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 30.6% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.6% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Estonia or Sweden?
- Estonia, at 33.1% against 33.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Estonia ranks 22nd 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 Old-age dependency ratio. 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).