Azerbaijan vs Iran: Old-age dependency ratio
Azerbaijan
11.5%
in 2023
Iran
11.4%
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
129th
Iran rank
132nd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iran
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 11.5% against 11.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 129th and Iran ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 0.6% | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 1.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 1.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 1.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.8% | 2.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.5% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.9% | 0.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Azerbaijan or Iran?
- Azerbaijan, at 11.5% against 11.4% in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 0.1%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Azerbaijan ranks 129th and Iran ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).