Old-age dependency ratio in Guernsey
Guernsey: Old-age dependency ratio was 33.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Old-age dependency ratio in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, old-age dependency ratio in Guernsey stood at 33.0%. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, old-age dependency ratio in Guernsey peaked at 33.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1950.
Guernsey ranks 25th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.4% | 18.3% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.6% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 22.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 23.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.9% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 24.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 31.4% | 33.0% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Guernsey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.7 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 29.6% (2025)
- People not using improved sanitation facilities 0 people (2024)
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% (2024)
- Sanitation facilities usage 0 people (2024)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is old-age dependency ratio in Guernsey?
- Old-age dependency ratio in Guernsey was 33.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1950.
- How does Guernsey rank for old-age dependency ratio?
- Guernsey ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is old-age dependency ratio rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Old-age dependency ratio. 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).