Mongolia vs Sweden: Total dependency ratio
Mongolia
60.0%
in 2023
Sweden
60.7%
in 2023
Mongolia rank
80th
Sweden rank
78th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Mongolia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 60.7% against 60.0% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.3% | 52.4% | 12.9% | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 92.1% | 51.3% | 40.9% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 102.4% | 55.1% | 47.3% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 55.2% | 33.2% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 56.4% | 18.0% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 53.6% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 57.7% | 7.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 60.8% | 1.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Mongolia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 60.7% against 60.0% in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Mongolia and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Sweden rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Mongolia ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).