Monaco vs Vatican: Old-age dependency ratio
Monaco
70.1%
in 2023
Vatican
91.5%
in 2023
Monaco rank
2nd
Vatican rank
1st
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Monaco
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 91.5% against 70.1% in Monaco, a difference of 21.4%.
That makes Vatican's figure about 1.3 times Monaco's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Monaco ahead.
Monaco ranks 2nd and Vatican ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 5 and Vatican in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Monaco | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.2% | 7.3% | 17.9% | Monaco |
| 1960s | 31.6% | 7.6% | 24.0% | Monaco |
| 1970s | 35.7% | 11.3% | 24.4% | Monaco |
| 1980s | 33.6% | 16.7% | 16.9% | Monaco |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 29.0% | 4.7% | Monaco |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 54.0% | 17.5% | Vatican |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 96.8% | 37.6% | Vatican |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 94.2% | 23.1% | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Monaco or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 91.5% against 70.1% in Monaco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Monaco and Vatican?
- 21.4%, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Monaco and Vatican rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Monaco ranks 2nd and Vatican ranks 1st 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).