Malta vs Saint Martin (French part): Old-age dependency ratio
Malta
29.5%
in 2023
Saint Martin (French part)
27.9%
in 2023
Malta rank
44th
Saint Martin (French part) rank
47th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Malta
- Saint Martin (French part)
How they compare
Malta currently reports 29.5% against 27.9% in Saint Martin (French part), a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Saint Martin (French part)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 44th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Saint Martin (French part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.2% | 8.0% | 4.1% | Malta |
| 1960s | 13.1% | 7.8% | 5.3% | Malta |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 7.4% | 6.8% | Malta |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 3.6% | 11.2% | Malta |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 4.4% | 12.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 6.4% | 12.8% | Malta |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 12.0% | 13.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.0% | 1.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Malta or Saint Martin (French part)?
- Malta, at 29.5% against 27.9% in Saint Martin (French part) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Malta and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 1.6%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Malta ranks 44th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 47th 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
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).