Age dependency ratio in Sweden
In 2025, Sweden had 60.3 people under 15 or over 64 for every 100 people aged 15 to 64. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.
Sweden, 2025
60.3
Change from 2024
−0.3per 100 working-age people
European Union, 2025
57.9 per 100 working-age people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
57.8 per 100 working-age people
Position in 2025
71st of 217
Age dependency ratio in Sweden over time
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Dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.3 per 100 working-age people | 57.9 per 100 working-age people |
| 2024 | 60.6 per 100 working-age people | 57.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2023 | 60.7 per 100 working-age people | 56.9 per 100 working-age people |
| 2022 | 60.9 per 100 working-age people | 56.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2021 | 60.9 per 100 working-age people | 56.1 per 100 working-age people |
| 2020 | 60.8 per 100 working-age people | 55.6 per 100 working-age people |
| 2019 | 60.6 per 100 working-age people | 55.1 per 100 working-age people |
| 2018 | 60.3 per 100 working-age people | 54.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2017 | 59.9 per 100 working-age people | 53.9 per 100 working-age people |
| 2016 | 59.5 per 100 working-age people | 53.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2015 | 58.8 per 100 working-age people | 52.6 per 100 working-age people |
| 2014 | 57.9 per 100 working-age people | 52.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2013 | 56.8 per 100 working-age people | 51.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2012 | 55.7 per 100 working-age people | 50.6 per 100 working-age people |
| 2011 | 54.6 per 100 working-age people | 50.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2010 | 53.6 per 100 working-age people | 49.6 per 100 working-age people |
| 2009 | 52.8 per 100 working-age people | 49.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2008 | 52.4 per 100 working-age people | 49.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2007 | 52.3 per 100 working-age people | 48.8 per 100 working-age people |
| 2006 | 52.6 per 100 working-age people | 48.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2005 | 53.1 per 100 working-age people | 48.6 per 100 working-age people |
| 2004 | 53.6 per 100 working-age people | 48.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2003 | 54.1 per 100 working-age people | 48.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2002 | 54.5 per 100 working-age people | 48.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2001 | 55.0 per 100 working-age people | 48.5 per 100 working-age people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 from 60.6 per 100 working-age people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 58.8 per 100 working-age people, the figure has changed by +1.5.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 57.9 per 100 working-age people.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Old-age dependency ratio
33.4 per 100 working-age people
2025 · Eurostat
Population aged 0 to 14
16.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
10,587,710 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
10,587,710 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.2 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
8.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat