In both Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, people aged 70 years or more made up the largest age group in 2022. This is especially the case in Finland and Sweden, with 1.2 and 2.1 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 2022 (in 1,000s), by age groups
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Nordic Statistics database. (February 14, 2023). Population in the Nordic countries in 2022 (in 1,000s), by age groups [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296262/nordics-total-population-age/
Nordic Statistics database. "Population in the Nordic countries in 2022 (in 1,000s), by age groups." Chart. February 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296262/nordics-total-population-age/
Nordic Statistics database. (2023). Population in the Nordic countries in 2022 (in 1,000s), by age groups. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296262/nordics-total-population-age/
Nordic Statistics database. "Population in The Nordic Countries in 2022 (in 1,000s), by Age Groups." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296262/nordics-total-population-age/
Nordic Statistics database, Population in the Nordic countries in 2022 (in 1,000s), by age groups Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296262/nordics-total-population-age/ (last visited July 09, 2024)
Population in the Nordic countries in 2022 (in 1,000s), by age groups [Graph], Nordic Statistics database, February 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296262/nordics-total-population-age/