Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.POP.DPND.OL•Percentage•1960 → 2024•217 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 5.59%
5.59% – 7.17%
7.17% – 10.49%
10.49% – 15.24%
15.24% – 22.79%
22.79% – 30.98%
> 30.98%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
217 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Countries
217
Median
12.3%
Mean
16.4%
25th pctl
6.7%
75th pctl
25.3%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
MonacoJapanPortugal
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MonacoMCO | 71.81% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 50.66% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 39.14% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 38.88% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 38.83% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 38.79% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 38.1% | 2024 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 37.31% | 2024 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 36.97% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 36.88% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 36.87% | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 36.1% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 36.01% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 34.7% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 34.58% | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 34.34% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 34.3% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 34.28% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 33.92% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 33.77% | 2024 | |
| BermudaBMU | 33.63% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 33.32% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 32.89% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 32.69% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 32.49% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 32.4% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 32.07% | 2024 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 31.88% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 31.79% | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 31.62% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 31.07% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 30.97% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 30.96% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 30.8% | 2024 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 30.78% | 2024 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 30.54% | 2024 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 30.46% | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 30.42% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 30.28% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 28.89% | 2024 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 28.47% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 28.24% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 28.21% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 27.84% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 27.69% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 27.67% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 27.52% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 27.47% | 2024 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 27.21% | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 26.75% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 26.58% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 26.21% | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 25.8% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 25.55% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 25.33% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 25% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 24.6% | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 24.57% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 24.44% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 24.32% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 24.24% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 23.49% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 22.51% | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 22.1% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 21.98% | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 21.15% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 21.09% | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 20.91% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 20.52% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 20.52% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 20.43% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 19.87% | 2024 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 19.66% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 18.87% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 18.82% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 18.73% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 18.38% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 18.29% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 18.06% | 2024 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 17.91% | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 17.8% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 17.72% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 17.72% | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 16.99% | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 16.75% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 16.74% | 2024 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 16.28% | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | 16.11% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 15.95% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 15.92% | 2024 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 15.9% | 2024 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 15.8% | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 15.48% | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 15.06% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 14.94% | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | 14.55% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 14.35% | 2024 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 14.29% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 14.22% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 13.98% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 13.96% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 13.81% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 13.36% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 13.2% | 2024 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 12.68% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 12.42% | 2024 | |
| American SamoaASM | 12.39% | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 12.29% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 12.29% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 12.27% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 12.15% | 2024 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 12.03% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 12.02% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 11.94% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 11.89% | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | 11.89% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 11.23% | 2024 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 11.04% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 10.98% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 10.7% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 10.68% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 10.57% | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 10.51% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 10.47% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 10.43% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 10.15% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 10.08% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 9.99% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 9.92% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 9.92% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 9.77% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 9.62% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 9.56% | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 9.5% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 9.17% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 8.95% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 8.74% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 8.64% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 8.42% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 8.24% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 8.14% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 7.66% | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 7.63% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 7.62% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 7.48% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 7.43% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 7.35% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 7.35% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 7.34% | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 7.29% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 7.25% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 7.17% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 7.16% | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 7.08% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 6.98% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 6.94% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 6.87% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 6.83% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 6.8% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 6.69% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 6.69% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 6.6% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 6.49% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 6.43% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 6.32% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 6.26% | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 6.25% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 6.22% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 6.21% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 6.19% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 6.13% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 6.13% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 6.12% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 6.04% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 5.97% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 5.94% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 5.87% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 5.78% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 5.69% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 5.64% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 5.61% | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 5.53% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 5.5% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 5.49% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 5.45% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 5.43% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 5.4% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 5.28% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 5.22% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 5.15% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 5.11% | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 5.01% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 4.98% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 4.93% | 2024 | |
| NauruNRU | 4.81% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 4.77% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 4.63% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 4.62% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 4.56% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 4.48% | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 4.39% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 4.05% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 4.03% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 4.03% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 3.95% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 3.64% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 3.44% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 2.15% | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 2.01% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)