Population aged 65 and over in Sweden
20.9% of the population of Sweden was aged 65 or over in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Sweden, 2025
20.9%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
22.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
21.2%
Position in 2025
29th of 217
Population aged 65 and over in Sweden over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.9% | 22.4% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | 22.0% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | 21.6% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | 21.3% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | 21.0% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | 20.7% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | 20.4% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | 20.1% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | 19.8% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | 19.5% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | 19.2% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | 18.9% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | 18.5% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | 18.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | 17.9% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | 17.7% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | 17.5% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | 17.3% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | 17.2% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | 17.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | 16.8% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | 16.5% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | 16.3% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | 16.1% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | 15.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 20.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.7%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 22.4%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Population aged 65 and over
20.8%
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