Gibraltar vs United States: Age dependency breakdown
Gibraltar
27.0%
in 2023
United States
26.8%
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
53rd
United States rank
55th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Gibraltar
- United States
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 27.0% against 26.8% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 53rd and United States ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 4 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.4% | 13.4% | 2.0% | United States |
| 1960s | 13.1% | 15.3% | 2.2% | United States |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 16.0% | 1.3% | United States |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 17.5% | 0.2% | United States |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 18.7% | 2.2% | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 18.2% | 5.4% | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 21.3% | 4.8% | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.6% | 1.3% | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Gibraltar or United States?
- Gibraltar, at 27.0% against 26.8% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Gibraltar and United States?
- 0.2%, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gibraltar and United States rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Gibraltar ranks 53rd and United States ranks 55th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).