Australia vs Russia: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Australia
28.2%
in 2025
Russia
27.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
48th
Russia rank
51st
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 28.2% against 27.3% in Russia, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and Russia ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 10.3% | 3.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.1% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 18.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 19.4% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.0% | 1.7% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Australia or Russia?
- Australia, at 28.2% against 27.3% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Australia and Russia?
- 0.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Australia ranks 48th and Russia ranks 51st 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.
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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.