Denmark vs Guernsey: Old-age dependency ratio
Denmark
32.4%
in 2023
Guernsey
33.0%
in 2023
Denmark rank
26th
Guernsey rank
25th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Denmark
- Guernsey
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 33.0% against 32.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Guernsey ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Guernsey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.2% | 19.4% | 4.2% | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 17.5% | 21.6% | 4.0% | Guernsey |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 23.3% | 2.6% | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 23.4% | 0.8% | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 23.0% | 0.3% | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 23.7% | 0.8% | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 28.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 32.1% | 0.2% | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Denmark or Guernsey?
- Guernsey, at 33.0% against 32.4% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Denmark and Guernsey?
- 0.6%, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Guernsey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Guernsey rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Guernsey ranks 25th 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).