Greece vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio

Greece
59.13
in 2024
Sweden
60.6
in 2024
Greece rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
0204060196019922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 60.6 against 59.13 in Greece, a difference of 1.47.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Greece ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 74 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 51.81 51.25 0.5552 Greece
1970s 55.97 55.07 0.8941 Greece
1980s 53.69 55.17 1.47 Sweden
1990s 48.97 56.45 7.49 Sweden
2000s 49.78 53.59 3.8 Sweden
2010s 54.56 57.77 3.21 Sweden
2020s 58.6 60.77 2.17 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Greece or Sweden?
Sweden, at 60.6 against 59.13 in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Greece and Sweden?
1.47, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Greece ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 74 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Greece vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-percent-of-working-age-population-2/greece/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-percent-of-working-age-population-2/greece/sweden/">Greece vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
74 places, 4,780 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed