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Sweden - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 33.52

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

33.52 (2025)

Global rank

##22 of 217 economies

vs global median

2.6×

Growth since 1960

1.88×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919601970198019902000201020202025#9#221998 overtook Isle of Man2009 overtook Croatia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Sweden climbed from #9 to #22 (overtook Isle of Man). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sweden ↓

Key Events — Sweden

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1998
Overtook Isle of Man in global rank auto
2009
Overtook Croatia in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202517.8523.0728.333.52
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