Greece vs Italy: Age dependency breakdown
Greece
37.3%
in 2023
Italy
38.0%
in 2023
Greece rank
11th
Italy rank
9th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 38.0% against 37.3% in Greece, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 11th and Italy ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.5% | 13.2% | 2.7% | Italy |
| 1960s | 12.7% | 15.5% | 2.8% | Italy |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 18.9% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 20.2% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 24.2% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 29.2% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 33.8% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 37.3% | 0.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 38.0% against 37.3% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Greece and Italy?
- 0.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Greece ranks 11th and Italy ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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).