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Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.3%
Median: 12.3%
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Monaco
71.8%
Lowest
Qatar
2.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco71.8%
2Japan50.7%
3Portugal39.1%
4Finland38.9%
5Puerto Rico38.8%
By Region
Europe32.1%(32 countries)
Oceania27.1%(2 countries)
North America19.5%(4 countries)
South America17.1%(7 countries)
Asia13.8%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.0%)High (71.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.3%)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (135)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 71.8% |
| 2 | Japan | 50.7% |
| 3 | Portugal | 39.1% |
| 4 | Finland | 38.9% |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 38.8% |
| 6 | Italy | 38.8% |
| 7 | Greece | 38.1% |
| 8 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 37.3% |
| 9 | Isle of Man | 37.0% |
| 10 | Germany | 36.9% |
| 11 | Croatia | 36.9% |
| 12 | France | 36.1% |
| 13 | Serbia | 36.0% |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 34.7% |
| 15 | Latvia | 34.6% |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.3% |
| 17 | San Marino | 34.3% |
| 18 | Slovenia | 34.3% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 33.9% |
| 20 | Estonia | 33.8% |
| 21 | Bermuda | 33.6% |
| 22 | Sweden | 33.3% |
| 23 | Denmark | 32.9% |
| 24 | Czech Republic | 32.7% |
| 25 | Hungary | 32.5% |
| 26 | Belgium | 32.4% |
| 27 | Spain | 32.1% |
| 28 | Liechtenstein | 31.9% |
| 29 | Netherlands | 31.8% |
| 30 | Austria | 31.6% |
| 31 | Romania | 31.1% |
| 32 | Poland | 31.0% |
| 33 | Lithuania | 31.0% |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 30.8% |
| 35 | Switzerland | 30.8% |
| 36 | Saint Martin (French part) | 30.5% |
| 37 | Canada | 30.4% |
| 38 | Malta | 30.3% |
| 39 | Norway | 28.9% |
| 40 | Faroe Islands | 28.5% |
| 41 | Ukraine | 28.2% |
| 42 | Slovakia | 28.2% |
| 43 | Montenegro | 27.8% |
| 44 | United States of America | 27.7% |
| 45 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 27.7% |
| 46 | Australia | 27.5% |
| 47 | South Korea | 27.5% |
| 48 | Gibraltar | 27.2% |
| 49 | Belarus | 26.8% |
| 50 | New Zealand | 26.6% |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 26.2% |
| 52 | Aruba | 25.8% |
| 53 | Albania | 25.5% |
| 54 | Moldova, Republic of | 25.3% |
| 55 | Barbados | 25.0% |
| 56 | Georgia | 24.6% |
| 57 | Curaçao | 24.6% |
| 58 | Uruguay | 24.4% |
| 59 | Cuba | 24.3% |
| 60 | Ireland | 24.2% |
| 61 | Iceland | 23.5% |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 22.5% |
| 63 | Andorra | 22.1% |
| 64 | Thailand | 22.0% |
| 65 | People's Republic of China | 21.2% |
| 66 | Cyprus | 21.1% |
| 67 | Israel | 20.9% |
| 68 | Guam | 20.5% |
| 69 | Chile | 20.5% |
| 70 | Armenia | 20.4% |
| 71 | Macao | 19.9% |
| 72 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 19.7% |
| 73 | Mauritius | 18.9% |
| 74 | Argentina | 18.8% |
| 75 | Dominica | 18.7% |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 18.4% |
| 77 | Singapore | 18.3% |
| 78 | North Korea | 18.1% |
| 79 | Grenada | 17.9% |
| 80 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.8% |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 17.7% |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.7% |
| 83 | New Caledonia | 17.0% |
| 84 | Bahamas | 16.7% |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.7% |
| 86 | French Polynesia | 16.3% |
| 87 | Palau | 16.1% |
| 88 | Brazil | 15.9% |
| 89 | Lebanon | 15.9% |
| 90 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.9% |
| 91 | Greenland | 15.8% |
| 92 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.5% |
| 93 | Türkiye | 15.1% |
| 94 | Venezuela | 14.9% |
| 95 | Tunisia | 14.3% |
| 96 | Northern Mariana Islands | 14.3% |
| 97 | Panama | 14.2% |
| 98 | Colombia | 14.0% |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 14.0% |
| 100 | Peru | 13.8% |
| 101 | Vietnam | 13.4% |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 13.2% |
| 103 | Virgin Islands, British | 12.7% |
| 104 | Ecuador | 12.4% |
| 105 | American Samoa | 12.4% |
| 106 | Morocco | 12.3% |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 12.3% |
| 108 | Mexico | 12.3% |
| 109 | El Salvador | 12.2% |
| 110 | Cayman Islands | 12.0% |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 12.0% |
| 112 | Seychelles | 11.9% |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.9% |
| 114 | Suriname | 11.9% |
| 115 | Tonga | 11.6% |
| 116 | Jamaica | 11.2% |
| 117 | Tuvalu | 11.0% |
| 118 | Malaysia | 11.0% |
| 119 | Indonesia | 10.7% |
| 120 | Myanmar | 10.7% |
| 121 | Samoa | 10.6% |
| 122 | Guyana | 10.5% |
| 123 | India | 10.5% |
| 124 | Algeria | 10.4% |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 10.1% |
| 126 | Paraguay | 10.1% |
| 127 | Nepal | 10.0% |
| 128 | South Africa | 9.9% |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 9.9% |
| 130 | Fiji | 9.8% |
| 131 | Cambodia | 9.6% |
| 132 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.6% |
| 133 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.5% |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 9.3% |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.2% |
| 136 | Bhutan | 8.9% |
| 137 | Bolivia | 8.7% |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 8.6% |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 8.4% |
| 140 | Philippines | 8.2% |
| 141 | Mongolia | 8.2% |
| 142 | Egypt | 8.1% |
| 143 | Comoros | 7.7% |
| 144 | Guatemala | 7.6% |
| 145 | Marshall Islands | 7.6% |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 7.5% |
| 147 | Libya | 7.4% |
| 148 | Djibouti | 7.4% |
| 149 | Belize | 7.3% |
| 150 | Haiti | 7.3% |
| 151 | Eritrea | 7.3% |
| 152 | Pakistan | 7.3% |
| 153 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.2% |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.2% |
| 155 | Turkmenistan | 7.1% |
| 156 | Jordan | 7.0% |
| 157 | Kiribati | 6.9% |
| 158 | Gabon | 6.9% |
| 159 | Eswatini | 6.8% |
| 160 | Honduras | 6.8% |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.7% |
| 162 | Rwanda | 6.7% |
| 163 | State of Palestine | 6.6% |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 6.5% |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 6.4% |
| 166 | Togo | 6.3% |
| 167 | Botswana | 6.3% |
| 168 | Lesotho | 6.3% |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.2% |
| 170 | Senegal | 6.2% |
| 171 | Guinea | 6.2% |
| 172 | Namibia | 6.2% |
| 173 | Ghana | 6.1% |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 6.1% |
| 175 | Maldives | 6.1% |
| 176 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.0% |
| 177 | Mauritania | 6.0% |
| 178 | Madagascar | 5.9% |
| 179 | Sudan | 5.9% |
| 180 | Liberia | 5.8% |
| 181 | Iraq | 5.7% |
| 182 | Benin | 5.6% |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 5.6% |
| 184 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.6% |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 5.5% |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.5% |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea | 5.5% |
| 188 | Nigeria | 5.5% |
| 189 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.4% |
| 190 | Angola | 5.4% |
| 191 | Republic of the Congo | 5.3% |
| 192 | Mozambique | 5.2% |
| 193 | South Sudan | 5.1% |
| 194 | Niger | 5.1% |
| 195 | Somalia | 5.1% |
| 196 | Cameroon | 5.0% |
| 197 | Bahrain | 5.0% |
| 198 | Kenya | 4.9% |
| 199 | Nauru | 4.8% |
| 200 | Burundi | 4.8% |
| 201 | Burkina Faso | 4.8% |
| 202 | Mali | 4.6% |
| 203 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.6% |
| 204 | Malawi | 4.6% |
| 205 | Yemen | 4.5% |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 4.4% |
| 207 | Afghanistan | 4.4% |
| 208 | Chad | 4.1% |
| 209 | Uganda | 4.0% |
| 210 | Saudi Arabia | 4.0% |
| 211 | Kuwait | 3.9% |
| 212 | Oman | 3.6% |
| 213 | Zambia | 3.4% |
| 214 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% |
| 215 | Qatar | 2.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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