Luxembourg vs Reunion: Age dependency breakdown
Luxembourg
21.8%
in 2023
Reunion
23.3%
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
74th
Reunion rank
72nd
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Luxembourg
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 23.3% against 21.8% in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Reunion's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 74th and Reunion ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 7 and Reunion in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.7% | 6.9% | 7.9% | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 17.1% | 6.4% | 10.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 6.6% | 13.0% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 8.0% | 11.3% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 9.9% | 10.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 11.6% | 9.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 15.8% | 4.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.8% | 0.4% | Reunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Luxembourg or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 23.3% against 21.8% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Luxembourg and Reunion?
- 1.5%, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Reunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Reunion rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Luxembourg ranks 74th and Reunion ranks 72nd 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).