Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) by country
Countries reporting
74
Highest
98.57
Monaco
Lowest
20.12
Qatar
Median
54.39
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
4,780
What the numbers show
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 98.57 in Monaco; the lowest is 20.12 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 54.39, and the mean is 53.89.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 38.8%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 34.0%).
Age dependency ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 98.57 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 77.85 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 77.47 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 4 | Palestine, State of | 72.07 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 66.98 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 6 | Iraq | 66.65 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 7 | France | 63 | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 8 | Finland | 62.68 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 61.36 | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.35 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 60.6 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 59.57 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 59.13 | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 59.11 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 59.01 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 59.01 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 59 | 2024 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 18 | Serbia | 58.72 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 58.65 | 2024 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 58.57 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 21 | Algeria | 58.51 | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 57.94 | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 23 | Denmark | 57.64 | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 24 | Belgium | 57.61 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 57.52 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 57.49 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 57.45 | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 28 | Georgia | 57.32 | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 29 | Lebanon | 57.05 | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 56.84 | 2024 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 56.34 | 2024 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 56.25 | 2024 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 56.15 | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 34 | Romania | 55.51 | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 55.09 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 54.79 | 2024 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.48 | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 38 | Jordan | 54.3 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 39 | Liechtenstein | 53.82 | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 53.78 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 41 | Switzerland | 53.77 | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 42 | Poland | 53.73 | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 43 | Lithuania | 53.54 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 53.49 | 2024 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 45 | Austria | 53.46 | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 46 | San Marino | 53.06 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 47 | Russia | 52.57 | 2024 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 48 | Ireland | 52.55 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 49 | Slovak Republic | 52.2 | 2024 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 50 | Spain | 51.67 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 51 | Djibouti | 51.56 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 52 | Belarus | 51.43 | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.3 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 54 | Morocco | 50.99 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 55 | Albania | 50.97 | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 56 | Tunisia | 50.53 | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 57 | Iceland | 50.17 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 58 | Malta | 49.8 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 59 | Armenia | 49.12 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 60 | Ukraine | 48.92 | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 61 | Libya | 48 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 62 | Türkiye | 46.48 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 45.46 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 64 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 44.48 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 44.28 | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 66 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 44.26 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 43.61 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 68 | Andorra | 38.56 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 69 | Oman | 37.66 | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 36.55 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 71 | Bahrain | 29.15 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 72 | Kuwait | 27.1 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 21.77 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 74 | Qatar | 20.12 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |