demographic2025
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.8Percentage
Median: 12.7Percentage
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Monaco
71.7Percentage
Lowest
Qatar
2.0Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco71.7Percentage
2Japan51.0Percentage
3Portugal40.0Percentage
4Puerto Rico39.8Percentage
5Italy39.7Percentage
By Region
Europe32.8Percentage(32 countries)
Oceania27.7Percentage(2 countries)
North America20.0Percentage(4 countries)
South America17.6Percentage(7 countries)
Asia14.3Percentage(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.0Percentage)High (71.7Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.8Percentage)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 | 71.7Percentage |
| 2 | Japan | 51.0Percentage |
| 3 | Portugal | 40.0Percentage |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 39.8Percentage |
| 5 | Italy | 39.7Percentage |
| 6 | Finland | 39.4Percentage |
| 7 | Greece | 38.9Percentage |
| 8 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 38.3Percentage |
| 9 | Germany | 38.0Percentage |
| 10 | Isle of Man | 37.8Percentage |
| 11 | Croatia | 37.7Percentage |
| 12 | France | 36.8Percentage |
| 13 | Serbia | 36.8Percentage |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 35.8Percentage |
| 15 | San Marino | 35.6Percentage |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.6Percentage |
| 17 | Latvia | 35.4Percentage |
| 18 | Bermuda | 35.3Percentage |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 35.1Percentage |
| 20 | Slovenia | 35.1Percentage |
| 21 | Estonia | 34.6Percentage |
| 22 | Sweden | 33.5Percentage |
| 23 | Denmark | 33.4Percentage |
| 24 | Czech Republic | 33.2Percentage |
| 25 | Liechtenstein | 33.2Percentage |
| 26 | Saint Martin (French part) | 33.2Percentage |
| 27 | Belgium | 33.1Percentage |
| 28 | Spain | 32.9Percentage |
| 29 | Hungary | 32.8Percentage |
| 30 | Austria | 32.6Percentage |
| 31 | Netherlands | 32.5Percentage |
| 32 | Poland | 32.0Percentage |
| 33 | Lithuania | 32.0Percentage |
| 34 | Switzerland | 31.6Percentage |
| 35 | Romania | 31.3Percentage |
| 36 | Canada | 31.3Percentage |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 31.1Percentage |
| 38 | Malta | 30.9Percentage |
| 39 | Norway | 29.4Percentage |
| 40 | South Korea | 29.3Percentage |
| 41 | Slovakia | 29.1Percentage |
| 42 | Montenegro | 28.7Percentage |
| 43 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 28.5Percentage |
| 44 | Faroe Islands | 28.5Percentage |
| 45 | United States of America | 28.5Percentage |
| 46 | Ukraine | 28.2Percentage |
| 47 | Australia | 28.2Percentage |
| 48 | Belarus | 27.8Percentage |
| 49 | Gibraltar | 27.6Percentage |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 27.3Percentage |
| 51 | New Zealand | 27.3Percentage |
| 52 | Aruba | 27.0Percentage |
| 53 | Albania | 26.8Percentage |
| 54 | Moldova, Republic of | 26.5Percentage |
| 55 | Barbados | 25.9Percentage |
| 56 | Curaçao | 25.4Percentage |
| 57 | Georgia | 25.2Percentage |
| 58 | Cuba | 25.1Percentage |
| 59 | Uruguay | 24.7Percentage |
| 60 | Ireland | 24.7Percentage |
| 61 | Iceland | 24.0Percentage |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 23.1Percentage |
| 63 | Andorra | 23.1Percentage |
| 64 | Thailand | 23.0Percentage |
| 65 | Armenia | 21.7Percentage |
| 66 | Cyprus | 21.6Percentage |
| 67 | Guam | 21.5Percentage |
| 68 | People's Republic of China | 21.4Percentage |
| 69 | Macao | 21.2Percentage |
| 70 | Chile | 21.2Percentage |
| 71 | Israel | 21.1Percentage |
| 72 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 20.5Percentage |
| 73 | Mauritius | 19.8Percentage |
| 74 | Singapore | 19.2Percentage |
| 75 | Dominica | 19.1Percentage |
| 76 | Argentina | 19.0Percentage |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 19.0Percentage |
| 78 | North Korea | 18.6Percentage |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.6Percentage |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 18.5Percentage |
| 81 | Grenada | 18.5Percentage |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.3Percentage |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.6Percentage |
| 84 | New Caledonia | 17.5Percentage |
| 85 | Bahamas | 17.2Percentage |
| 86 | French Polynesia | 17.2Percentage |
| 87 | Greenland | 17.0Percentage |
| 88 | Palau | 16.8Percentage |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.8Percentage |
| 90 | Brazil | 16.6Percentage |
| 91 | Lebanon | 16.3Percentage |
| 92 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.1Percentage |
| 93 | Northern Mariana Islands | 15.9Percentage |
| 94 | Türkiye | 15.5Percentage |
| 95 | Venezuela | 15.4Percentage |
| 96 | Tunisia | 14.9Percentage |
| 97 | Panama | 14.7Percentage |
| 98 | Colombia | 14.6Percentage |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 14.6Percentage |
| 100 | Peru | 14.1Percentage |
| 101 | Vietnam | 14.0Percentage |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 13.7Percentage |
| 103 | Virgin Islands, British | 13.3Percentage |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 13.2Percentage |
| 105 | American Samoa | 13.1Percentage |
| 106 | Cayman Islands | 12.8Percentage |
| 107 | Morocco | 12.7Percentage |
| 108 | Ecuador | 12.7Percentage |
| 109 | Mexico | 12.6Percentage |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 12.5Percentage |
| 111 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.4Percentage |
| 112 | El Salvador | 12.3Percentage |
| 113 | Suriname | 12.3Percentage |
| 114 | Seychelles | 12.2Percentage |
| 115 | Tonga | 11.8Percentage |
| 116 | Tuvalu | 11.7Percentage |
| 117 | Jamaica | 11.7Percentage |
| 118 | Malaysia | 11.4Percentage |
| 119 | Indonesia | 11.1Percentage |
| 120 | Myanmar | 11.0Percentage |
| 121 | Guyana | 10.9Percentage |
| 122 | Samoa | 10.9Percentage |
| 123 | India | 10.8Percentage |
| 124 | Algeria | 10.8Percentage |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 10.5Percentage |
| 126 | Paraguay | 10.4Percentage |
| 127 | South Africa | 10.2Percentage |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 10.2Percentage |
| 129 | Nepal | 10.1Percentage |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.0Percentage |
| 131 | Fiji | 10.0Percentage |
| 132 | Cambodia | 9.9Percentage |
| 133 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.9Percentage |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 9.7Percentage |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.6Percentage |
| 136 | Bhutan | 9.1Percentage |
| 137 | Bolivia | 8.9Percentage |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 8.6Percentage |
| 139 | Mongolia | 8.6Percentage |
| 140 | Philippines | 8.5Percentage |
| 141 | Timor-Leste | 8.5Percentage |
| 142 | Egypt | 8.3Percentage |
| 143 | Marshall Islands | 8.0Percentage |
| 144 | Guatemala | 7.8Percentage |
| 145 | Libya | 7.6Percentage |
| 146 | Belize | 7.6Percentage |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 7.6Percentage |
| 148 | Comoros | 7.6Percentage |
| 149 | Turkmenistan | 7.5Percentage |
| 150 | Djibouti | 7.5Percentage |
| 151 | Haiti | 7.4Percentage |
| 152 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.4Percentage |
| 153 | Pakistan | 7.3Percentage |
| 154 | Eritrea | 7.3Percentage |
| 155 | Jordan | 7.3Percentage |
| 156 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.3Percentage |
| 157 | Kiribati | 7.1Percentage |
| 158 | Honduras | 7.0Percentage |
| 159 | Eswatini | 6.9Percentage |
| 160 | Gabon | 6.9Percentage |
| 161 | Rwanda | 6.8Percentage |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 6.8Percentage |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.7Percentage |
| 164 | State of Palestine | 6.6Percentage |
| 165 | Maldives | 6.5Percentage |
| 166 | Botswana | 6.4Percentage |
| 167 | Namibia | 6.4Percentage |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.4Percentage |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 6.3Percentage |
| 170 | Lesotho | 6.3Percentage |
| 171 | Ghana | 6.2Percentage |
| 172 | Senegal | 6.2Percentage |
| 173 | Guinea | 6.2Percentage |
| 174 | Togo | 6.2Percentage |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 6.1Percentage |
| 176 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.1Percentage |
| 177 | Madagascar | 6.0Percentage |
| 178 | Sudan | 6.0Percentage |
| 179 | Mauritania | 6.0Percentage |
| 180 | Liberia | 5.8Percentage |
| 181 | Iraq | 5.7Percentage |
| 182 | Ethiopia | 5.7Percentage |
| 183 | Benin | 5.7Percentage |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 5.7Percentage |
| 185 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.6Percentage |
| 186 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.6Percentage |
| 187 | Sierra Leone | 5.6Percentage |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.5Percentage |
| 189 | Angola | 5.5Percentage |
| 190 | Nigeria | 5.4Percentage |
| 191 | Republic of the Congo | 5.4Percentage |
| 192 | South Sudan | 5.2Percentage |
| 193 | Bahrain | 5.2Percentage |
| 194 | Somalia | 5.1Percentage |
| 195 | Mozambique | 5.1Percentage |
| 196 | Niger | 5.1Percentage |
| 197 | Nauru | 5.0Percentage |
| 198 | Cameroon | 5.0Percentage |
| 199 | Kenya | 5.0Percentage |
| 200 | Burkina Faso | 4.8Percentage |
| 201 | Burundi | 4.8Percentage |
| 202 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.7Percentage |
| 203 | Mali | 4.6Percentage |
| 204 | Malawi | 4.5Percentage |
| 205 | Yemen | 4.5Percentage |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 4.5Percentage |
| 207 | Afghanistan | 4.4Percentage |
| 208 | Saudi Arabia | 4.2Percentage |
| 209 | Chad | 4.1Percentage |
| 210 | Uganda | 4.1Percentage |
| 211 | Kuwait | 4.0Percentage |
| 212 | Oman | 3.7Percentage |
| 213 | Zambia | 3.5Percentage |
| 214 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2Percentage |
| 215 | Qatar | 2.0Percentage |
Showing 215 of 215 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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