Malta vs Ukraine: Total dependency ratio
Malta
49.1%
in 2023
Ukraine
48.9%
in 2023
Malta rank
173rd
Ukraine rank
176th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Malta
- Ukraine
How they compare
Malta currently reports 49.1% against 48.9% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 173rd and Ukraine ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.8% | 48.6% | 27.2% | Malta |
| 1960s | 66.9% | 52.4% | 14.6% | Malta |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 50.4% | 2.2% | Malta |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 49.6% | 1.1% | Malta |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 50.3% | 0.6% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 43.1% | 1.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 43.3% | 3.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 48.4% | 0.7% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Malta or Ukraine?
- Malta, at 49.1% against 48.9% in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Malta and Ukraine?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Ukraine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Ukraine rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Malta ranks 173rd and Ukraine ranks 176th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).