Malta vs Switzerland: Age dependency breakdown

Malta
29.5%
in 2023
Switzerland
30.0%
in 2023
Malta rank
44th
Switzerland rank
41st

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Malta
  • Switzerland
0102030195019862023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 30.0% against 29.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malta ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Switzerland Difference Ahead
1950s 12.2% 14.8% 2.6% Switzerland
1960s 13.1% 16.2% 3.0% Switzerland
1970s 14.2% 19.2% 5.0% Switzerland
1980s 14.8% 20.8% 6.0% Switzerland
1990s 16.8% 21.8% 5.1% Switzerland
2000s 19.2% 23.4% 4.2% Switzerland
2010s 25.8% 26.4% 0.5% Switzerland
2020s 28.2% 29.0% 0.9% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Malta or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 30.0% against 29.5% in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Malta and Switzerland?
0.5%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Malta ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 41st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malta vs Switzerland: Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-breakdown/malta/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-breakdown/malta/switzerland/">Malta vs Switzerland: Age dependency breakdown</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).