Arab World vs Channel Islands: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Arab World
7.5%
in 2025
Channel Islands
31.1%
in 2025
Arab World rank
35th
Channel Islands rank
37th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Arab World
- Channel Islands
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 31.1% against 7.5% in Arab World, a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Channel Islands's figure about 4.1 times Arab World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 35th and Channel Islands ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Channel Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 20.6% | 13.8% | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 22.0% | 15.4% | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 21.6% | 15.5% | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 21.0% | 14.9% | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 21.8% | 15.7% | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 25.4% | 19.2% | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 29.7% | 22.5% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Arab World or Channel Islands?
- Channel Islands, at 31.1% against 7.5% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Arab World and Channel Islands?
- 23.6%, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Channel Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Channel Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Arab World ranks 35th and Channel Islands ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.