In both Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, people aged 70 years or more made up the largest age group in 2023. This is especially the case in Finland and Sweden, with 960,000 and 1.6 million people in this age group, respectively. Meanwhile, people between 30 and 39 years formed the largest age group in Iceland. Sweden is the Nordic country with the largest total population.
Population in the Nordic countries in 2024 (in 1,000s), by age groups
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Nordic Statistics database. (June 19, 2024). Population in the Nordic countries in 2024 (in 1,000s), by age groups [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296262/nordics-total-population-age/
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Nordic Statistics database. (2024). Population in the Nordic countries in 2024 (in 1,000s), by age groups. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296262/nordics-total-population-age/
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