Taiwan vs United States: Old-age dependency ratio

Taiwan

26.2%

in 2023

United States

26.8%

in 2023

Taiwan rank

58th

United States rank

55th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

United States currently reports 26.8% against 26.2% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Taiwan ranks 58th and United States ranks 55th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).