Australia vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio young of working age population
Australia
27.92
in 2023
Sweden
27.73
in 2023
Australia rank
141st
Sweden rank
142nd
Age dependency ratio young of working age population over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 27.92 against 27.73 in Sweden, a difference of 0.19.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 142nd of 229 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.44 | 35.86 | 9.58 | Australia |
| 1960s | 47.97 | 32.19 | 15.77 | Australia |
| 1970s | 43.11 | 31.93 | 11.18 | Australia |
| 1980s | 35.94 | 28.6 | 7.34 | Australia |
| 1990s | 32.27 | 29.01 | 3.26 | Australia |
| 2000s | 29.6 | 26.92 | 2.68 | Australia |
| 2010s | 28.47 | 27.19 | 1.28 | Australia |
| 2020s | 28.26 | 28.19 | 0.0666 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio young of working age population, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 27.92 against 27.73 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio young of working age population between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.19, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio young of working age population?
- Australia ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 142nd of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio young of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.