Czechia vs Denmark: Old-age dependency ratio
Czechia
32.2%
in 2023
Denmark
32.4%
in 2023
Czechia rank
27th
Denmark rank
26th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Czechia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 32.4% against 32.2% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Czechia ranks 27th and Denmark ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 15.2% | 2.0% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 16.0% | 17.5% | 1.5% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 20.7% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 22.7% | 3.4% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 22.7% | 3.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 22.9% | 2.9% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 28.5% | 1.9% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.9% | 0.3% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Czechia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 32.4% against 32.2% in Czechia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Czechia and Denmark?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Denmark?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and Denmark rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Czechia ranks 27th and Denmark ranks 26th 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).