Spain vs Sweden

Spain vs Sweden: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 20.7% in Spain and 20.5% in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Sweden.

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% of people · UN

Spain vs Sweden: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 20.7% in Spain and 20.5% in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Sweden.
SpainSwedenUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2023, Spain ranked 26 and Sweden ranked 29 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Spain at 36.3% and Sweden at 32.2% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearSpainSwedenWorld
202320.720.510
202220.220.39.8
202119.820.29.5
202019.620.19.3
201919.4209.1
201819.219.98.9
20171919.88.7
201618.819.88.5
201518.519.78.3
201418.319.58.1
201317.919.37.9
201217.5197.8
201117.218.67.7
201016.918.37.6
200916.617.97.5
200816.417.77.5
200716.417.47.4
200616.517.37.3
200516.617.37.3
200416.617.27.2
200316.817.27.1
200216.917.27
200116.817.26.9
200016.617.36.8
199916.317.36.8
19981617.46.7
199715.717.46.6
199615.417.56.5
199515.117.56.5
199414.717.56.4
199314.417.66.3
199214.117.76.2
199113.917.76.1
199013.517.86.1
198913.217.86
198812.917.86
198712.517.75.9
198612.217.55.9
19851217.25.8
198411.8175.8
198311.616.85.8
198211.416.75.8
198111.316.55.8
198011.116.35.8
197910.916.15.8
197810.815.95.7
197710.615.65.6
197610.515.45.6
197510.315.15.5
197410.214.85.5
197310.114.55.4
19729.914.25.4
19719.813.95.3
19709.613.75.3
19699.413.55.2
19689.313.35.2
19679.113.15.2
19668.912.95.1
19658.712.75.1
19648.612.55
19638.512.35
19628.512.15
19618.311.95
19608.211.85
1959811.65
19587.911.45
19577.811.25
19567.811.15
19557.810.95
19547.610.85
19537.610.65
19527.410.55
19517.410.35
19507.310.25.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSpainSwedenWorld
202421.220.810.2
202521.620.910.4
202622.221.110.6
202722.721.310.8
202823.321.511.1
202923.921.811.5
203024.622.111.8
203125.322.512
203225.922.812.3
203326.62312.6
203427.223.212.8
203527.923.413.1
203628.523.613.4
203729.223.813.7
203829.92413.9
203930.524.214.1
204031.224.414.3
204131.924.514.5
204232.624.614.7
204333.324.714.9
204433.924.815
204534.42515.2
204634.925.115.4
204735.325.215.7
204835.625.415.9
204935.925.516.1
205036.125.716.3
205136.225.916.6
205236.426.116.8
205336.526.417.1
205436.526.717.3
205536.627.117.6
205636.627.417.8
205736.627.718
205836.52818.2
205936.428.318.4
206036.328.418.5
206136.228.518.7
20623628.518.8
206335.828.519
206435.728.619.1
206535.528.619.3
206635.428.619.4
206735.228.619.6
206835.128.719.7
206935.128.819.9
207035.12920
207135.129.120.2
207235.229.320.3
207335.429.520.5
207435.529.820.7
207535.63020.9
207635.730.221.1
207735.930.421.3
207835.930.621.5
20793630.821.7
208036.13121.9
208136.231.222.1
208236.331.322.3
208336.431.522.4
208436.431.622.6
208536.431.822.7
208636.431.922.8
208736.43222.9
208836.432.122.9
208936.432.123
209036.432.123.1
209136.432.123.2
209236.432.123.3
209336.432.123.3
209436.432.223.4
209536.432.223.5
209636.332.223.6
209736.332.223.7
209836.332.223.7
209936.332.223.8
210036.332.223.9

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Good to know

  • The share of the population aged 65 or older.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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