Denmark vs San Marino: Old-age dependency ratio
Denmark
32.4%
in 2023
San Marino
33.1%
in 2023
Denmark rank
26th
San Marino rank
23rd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Denmark
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 33.1% against 32.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was San Marino ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and San Marino ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and San Marino in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.2% | 16.2% | 1.0% | San Marino |
| 1960s | 17.5% | 14.5% | 3.0% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 15.0% | 5.6% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 17.3% | 5.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 20.9% | 1.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 23.6% | 0.7% | San Marino |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.5% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.4% | 0.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Denmark or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 33.1% against 32.4% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Denmark and San Marino?
- 0.7%, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and San Marino?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and San Marino rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Denmark ranks 26th and San Marino ranks 23rd 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).