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People aged 65 and over in Sweden

People aged 65 and over in Sweden: 10.2% in 1950 and 20.5% in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
20.5%
Since 1950
+10.4 percentage points
Rank, 2023
29 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
10%
Projected, 2100
32.2%
UN projection (medium variant)
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% of people · UN

People aged 65 and over in SwedenPeople aged 65 and over in Sweden: 10.2% in 1950 and 20.5% in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 32.2% in 2100.
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 32.2% in 2100.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearSwedenWorld
202320.510
202220.39.8
202120.29.5
202020.19.3
2019209.1
201819.98.9
201719.88.7
201619.88.5
201519.78.3
201419.58.1
201319.37.9
2012197.8
201118.67.7
201018.37.6
200917.97.5
200817.77.5
200717.47.4
200617.37.3
200517.37.3
200417.27.2
200317.27.1
200217.27
200117.26.9
200017.36.8
199917.36.8
199817.46.7
199717.46.6
199617.56.5
199517.56.5
199417.56.4
199317.66.3
199217.76.2
199117.76.1
199017.86.1
198917.86
198817.86
198717.75.9
198617.55.9
198517.25.8
1984175.8
198316.85.8
198216.75.8
198116.55.8
198016.35.8
197916.15.8
197815.95.7
197715.65.6
197615.45.6
197515.15.5
197414.85.5
197314.55.4
197214.25.4
197113.95.3
197013.75.3
196913.55.2
196813.35.2
196713.15.2
196612.95.1
196512.75.1
196412.55
196312.35
196212.15
196111.95
196011.85
195911.65
195811.45
195711.25
195611.15
195510.95
195410.85
195310.65
195210.55
195110.35
195010.25.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSwedenWorld
202420.810.2
202520.910.4
202621.110.6
202721.310.8
202821.511.1
202921.811.5
203022.111.8
203122.512
203222.812.3
20332312.6
203423.212.8
203523.413.1
203623.613.4
203723.813.7
20382413.9
203924.214.1
204024.414.3
204124.514.5
204224.614.7
204324.714.9
204424.815
20452515.2
204625.115.4
204725.215.7
204825.415.9
204925.516.1
205025.716.3
205125.916.6
205226.116.8
205326.417.1
205426.717.3
205527.117.6
205627.417.8
205727.718
20582818.2
205928.318.4
206028.418.5
206128.518.7
206228.518.8
206328.519
206428.619.1
206528.619.3
206628.619.4
206728.619.6
206828.719.7
206928.819.9
20702920
207129.120.2
207229.320.3
207329.520.5
207429.820.7
20753020.9
207630.221.1
207730.421.3
207830.621.5
207930.821.7
20803121.9
208131.222.1
208231.322.3
208331.522.4
208431.622.6
208531.822.7
208631.922.8
20873222.9
208832.122.9
208932.123
209032.123.1
209132.123.2
209232.123.3
209332.123.3
209432.223.4
209532.223.5
209632.223.6
209732.223.7
209832.223.7
209932.223.8
210032.223.9

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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