SE · 2021 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Sweden, 2021
Old-age-dependency ratio
32.4
Sweden, 2021
▲ 0.9% vs 2020 (32.1)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 0.9% compared to 2020, reaching 32.4.
Sweden accounts for 99.4% of the EU-27 total of 32.6.
Sweden ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.9% (from 31.5 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
99.4%
EU-27: 32.6
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198