Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Age dependency breakdown

Singapore

17.4%

in 2023

Sri Lanka

17.8%

in 2023

Singapore rank

93rd

Sri Lanka rank

91st

Age dependency breakdown over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 17.8% against 17.4% in Singapore, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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