Old-age dependency ratio in Jersey
Jersey: Old-age dependency ratio was 27.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Old-age dependency ratio in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 27.9% for old-age dependency ratio in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, old-age dependency ratio in Jersey peaked at 27.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1950.
Jersey ranks 48th 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 | 18.7% | 18.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.0% | 19.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.2% | 20.8% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 19.8% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.1% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.7% | 27.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 45 Faroe Islands 28.5% compare
- 46 Norway 28.5% compare
- 47 Saint Martin (French part) 27.9% compare
- 49 Saint Barthelemy 27.6% compare
- 50 Ukraine 27.6% compare
- 51 Slovakia 27.3% compare
More reference data data for Jersey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.75 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 34.5% (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 Jersey?
- Old-age dependency ratio in Jersey was 27.9% 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 Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1950.
- How does Jersey rank for old-age dependency ratio?
- Jersey ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is old-age dependency ratio rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey 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).