Age dependency breakdown in Armenia
Armenia: Age dependency breakdown was 19.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Armenia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency breakdown in Armenia stood at 19.6%. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Armenia peaked at 19.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1987.
Armenia ranks 84th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 7.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.2% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.3% | 19.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Armenia?
- Age dependency breakdown in Armenia was 19.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1987.
- How does Armenia rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Armenia ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).