Australia vs Pre-demographic dividend: Age dependency ratio, old
Australia
28.2%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
5.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
48th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
47th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Australia
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Australia currently reports 28.2% against 5.3% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 5.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 48th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 47th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 5.8% | 8.0% | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 5.9% | 7.8% | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 6.0% | 9.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 5.7% | 11.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 5.4% | 13.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 5.3% | 16.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 5.3% | 21.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Australia or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Australia, at 28.2% against 5.3% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Australia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 22.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Australia ranks 48th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 47th of 218 countries.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.