Age dependency ratio old by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
91.46
Vatican
Lowest
1.89
Qatar
Median
12.72
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Age dependency ratio old is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 91.46 in Vatican; the lowest is 1.89 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.72, and the mean is 16.88.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 48.
Over the past decade 212 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Martin (French Part) (up 192.9%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 28.0%).
Age dependency ratio old: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatican | 91.46 | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Monaco | 70.11 | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 50.12 | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Helena | 44 | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 5 | Martinique | 40.15 | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 38.31 | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 38.23 | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 8 | Guadeloupe | 38.12 | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 38 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 37.9 | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 37.26 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 12 | United States Virgin Islands | 36.31 | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Croatia | 36.16 | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 14 | Isle of Man | 36.11 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 35.97 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 16 | France | 35.31 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 35.26 | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 34.3 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 33.86 | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 33.43 | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.19 | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 33.1 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 23 | San Marino | 33.05 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 32.97 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 25 | Guernsey | 32.96 | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 32.39 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 32.2 | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 32.16 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 29 | Bermuda | 32.05 | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 31.81 | 2023 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 31.65 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 31.21 | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 31.15 | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 34 | Liechtenstein | 30.79 | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 30.73 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 30.68 | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania | 30.41 | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 30.33 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 39 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 30.15 | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 40 | Montserrat | 30 | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 41 | Switzerland | 29.96 | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 42 | Poland | 29.91 | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 43 | Canada | 29.58 | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 29.48 | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 45 | Faroe Islands | 28.53 | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 46 | Norway | 28.5 | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 47 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 27.88 | 2023 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Jersey | 27.87 | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 49 | Saint Barthelemy | 27.63 | 2023 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 50 | Ukraine | 27.6 | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 51 | Slovakia | 27.32 | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 27.19 | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 53 | Gibraltar | 26.96 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 54 | Australia | 26.88 | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 55 | United States | 26.8 | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 26.74 | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 57 | Niue | 26.61 | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 58 | Taiwan | 26.25 | 2023 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 59 | South Korea | 25.91 | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 60 | New Zealand | 25.89 | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 61 | Belarus | 25.75 | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 62 | Russia | 25.19 | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 63 | Aruba | 24.64 | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 64 | Albania | 24.45 | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 65 | Moldova | 24.24 | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 66 | Barbados | 24.23 | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 24.06 | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 68 | Uruguay | 24.02 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 69 | Curacao | 23.78 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 70 | Ireland | 23.73 | 2023 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 71 | Cuba | 23.68 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 72 | Reunion | 23.26 | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 73 | Iceland | 23.03 | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 21.85 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 75 | Wallis and Futuna | 21.76 | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 76 | Andorra | 21.3 | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 77 | Thailand | 20.94 | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 78 | China | 20.72 | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 79 | Cook Islands | 20.7 | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 80 | Israel | 20.66 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 81 | Cyprus | 20.56 | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 82 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 20.13 | 2023 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 83 | Chile | 19.83 | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 84 | Armenia | 19.64 | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 85 | Guam | 19.55 | 2023 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 18.97 | 2023 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Macao | 18.6 | 2023 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 88 | Argentina | 18.57 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 89 | Dominica | 18.44 | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 17.98 | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 17.81 | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 92 | North Korea | 17.43 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 93 | Singapore | 17.41 | 2023 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 94 | Grenada | 17.36 | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.31 | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 96 | Anguilla | 17.28 | 2023 | up 43.9% | flat |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 16.98 | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.9 | 2023 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 16.46 | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 100 | Falkland Islands | 16.41 | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 101 | Bahamas | 16.35 | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.93 | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 103 | Lebanon | 15.48 | 2023 | up 67.5% | flat |
| 104 | Palau | 15.42 | 2023 | up 60.8% | falling |
| 105 | French Polynesia | 15.42 | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 106 | Brazil | 15.31 | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 107 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.09 | 2023 | up 44.3% | flat |
| 108 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14.97 | 2023 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 109 | Greenland | 14.67 | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 110 | Turkey | 14.67 | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 111 | Venezuela | 14.47 | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 112 | Tunisia | 13.8 | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 113 | Panama | 13.78 | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 114 | Peru | 13.48 | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 115 | Colombia | 13.38 | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 13.36 | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 12.77 | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 118 | Northern Mariana Islands | 12.74 | 2023 | up 129.8% | flat |
| 119 | Vietnam | 12.71 | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 12.19 | 2023 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 121 | Ecuador | 12.09 | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 122 | Tokelau | 12.07 | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 123 | El Salvador | 11.98 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 124 | Mexico | 11.9 | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 125 | Morocco | 11.83 | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 126 | Seychelles | 11.65 | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 127 | American Samoa | 11.64 | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 11.55 | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 11.5 | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 130 | Suriname | 11.47 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 131 | Tonga | 11.44 | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 132 | Iran | 11.43 | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 133 | Cayman Islands | 11.37 | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 134 | French Guiana | 11.05 | 2023 | up 51.7% | falling |
| 135 | Jamaica | 10.77 | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 136 | Malaysia | 10.6 | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 137 | Tuvalu | 10.4 | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 138 | Myanmar | 10.36 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 139 | Indonesia | 10.36 | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 140 | Samoa | 10.27 | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 141 | India | 10.17 | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 142 | Algeria | 10.12 | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 143 | Guyana | 10.09 | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 144 | Paraguay | 9.82 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 145 | Cape Verde | 9.81 | 2023 | up 29.2% | flat |
| 146 | Nepal | 9.8 | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 9.68 | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 148 | South Africa | 9.65 | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 149 | Fiji | 9.57 | 2023 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 150 | Cambodia | 9.32 | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 151 | Micronesia (country) | 9.23 | 2023 | up 60.2% | flat |
| 152 | Western Sahara | 9.02 | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 153 | Brunei | 8.99 | 2023 | up 71.9% | falling |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 8.98 | 2023 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 155 | East Timor | 8.83 | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 156 | Bhutan | 8.82 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.77 | 2023 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 158 | Bolivia | 8.63 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 8.22 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 160 | Philippines | 7.96 | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 161 | Egypt | 7.94 | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 162 | Mongolia | 7.78 | 2023 | up 39.0% | falling |
| 163 | Comoros | 7.7 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 164 | Guatemala | 7.5 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 7.38 | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 166 | Libya | 7.26 | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 167 | Eritrea | 7.26 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 168 | Haiti | 7.24 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 169 | Marshall Islands | 7.22 | 2023 | up 77.7% | falling |
| 170 | Syria | 7.21 | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 171 | Djibouti | 7.21 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 172 | Pakistan | 7.14 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 173 | Belize | 7.11 | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 174 | Laos | 6.99 | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 175 | Gabon | 6.81 | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 176 | Kiribati | 6.76 | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 177 | Jordan | 6.71 | 2023 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.69 | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 179 | Turkmenistan | 6.67 | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 180 | Eswatini | 6.67 | 2023 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 181 | Honduras | 6.63 | 2023 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 182 | Palestine | 6.58 | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 183 | Zimbabwe | 6.57 | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 184 | Rwanda | 6.54 | 2023 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 185 | Togo | 6.52 | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 186 | Lesotho | 6.25 | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 187 | Botswana | 6.22 | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 188 | Guinea | 6.22 | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 189 | Senegal | 6.21 | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.15 | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 6.15 | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 192 | Tajikistan | 6.1 | 2023 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 193 | Namibia | 6.04 | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.03 | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 195 | Ghana | 6.03 | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 196 | Mauritania | 5.98 | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 197 | Madagascar | 5.84 | 2023 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 198 | Liberia | 5.78 | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 199 | Maldives | 5.75 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 200 | Sudan | 5.72 | 2023 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 201 | Iraq | 5.71 | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 202 | Tanzania | 5.61 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 203 | Benin | 5.61 | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 204 | Ethiopia | 5.52 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 205 | Sierra Leone | 5.5 | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 206 | Nigeria | 5.46 | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 207 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.45 | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 208 | Angola | 5.34 | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 209 | Papua New Guinea | 5.33 | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 210 | Gambia | 5.29 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 211 | Mozambique | 5.27 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 212 | Congo | 5.19 | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 213 | Niger | 5.09 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 214 | South Sudan | 5.09 | 2023 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 215 | Somalia | 5.05 | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 216 | Cameroon | 5 | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 217 | Mayotte | 4.96 | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 218 | Kenya | 4.88 | 2023 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 219 | Burundi | 4.82 | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 220 | Burkina Faso | 4.77 | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 221 | Mali | 4.7 | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 222 | Bahrain | 4.7 | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 223 | Malawi | 4.62 | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 224 | Nauru | 4.6 | 2023 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 225 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.57 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 226 | Yemen | 4.46 | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 227 | Afghanistan | 4.37 | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 228 | Central African Republic | 4.3 | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 229 | Chad | 4.05 | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 230 | Uganda | 3.99 | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 231 | Saudi Arabia | 3.86 | 2023 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 232 | Kuwait | 3.76 | 2023 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 233 | Oman | 3.69 | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 234 | Zambia | 3.38 | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 235 | United Arab Emirates | 2.07 | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 236 | Qatar | 1.89 | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |