Eswatini vs Sweden: Total dependency ratio

Eswatini

60.8%

in 2023

Sweden

60.7%

in 2023

Eswatini rank

77th

Sweden rank

78th

Total dependency ratio over time

Eswatini currently reports 60.8% against 60.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Eswatini ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 78th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).