Sweden (2024)
21.3
years
+1.9% YoY
YoY Change
+1.9%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Sweden Life Expectancy at Age 65 (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 21.3 +1.9%
2023 20.9 +1.0%
2022 20.7 -0.5%
2021 20.8 +3.0%
2020 20.2 -2.9%
2019 20.8 +2.0%
2018 20.4 unchanged
2017 20.4 +0.5%
2016 20.3 +0.5%
2015 20.2 unchanged
2014 20.2 +0.5%
2013 20.1 +1.0%
2012 19.9 -0.5%
2011 20 +1.0%
2010 19.8 unchanged
2009 19.8 +1.0%
2008 19.6 +0.5%
2007 19.5 +0.5%
2006 19.4 +1.0%
2005 19.2 n/a

About this Dataset

Sweden recorded 21.3 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.4. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 19.2 in 2005 to 21.3 in 2024.

This page tracks life expectancy at age 65 in Sweden from 2005 to present. Remaining years of life at retirement age is a key driver of pension system sustainability.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks life expectancy at age 65 in Sweden from 2005 to present. Remaining years of life at retirement age is a key driver of pension system sustainability. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 21.3 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 19.2 in 2005. The latest reading of 21.3 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4.