SE · 2023 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Sweden, 2023
Old-age-dependency ratio
32.8
Sweden, 2023
▲ 0.6% vs 2022 (32.6)
Analysis
In 2023, Sweden's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 0.6% compared to 2022, reaching 32.8.
Sweden accounts for 98.2% of the EU-27 total of 33.4.
Sweden ranks 11th 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 3.5% (from 31.7 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
98.2%
EU-27: 33.4
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198