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Australia vs United States: Old-age dependency ratio

Australia
26.9%
in 2023
United States
26.8%
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
United States rank
55th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

  • Australia
  • United States
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 26.9% against 26.8% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Australia ranks 54th and United States ranks 55th of 236 countries.

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About this data

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