Australia vs Ukraine: Age dependency ratio, old

Australia
28.2%
in 2025
Ukraine
28.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
48th
Ukraine rank
47th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Australia
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 28.2% against 28.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 47th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ukraine Difference Ahead
1960s 13.7% 12.2% 1.5% Australia
1970s 13.7% 15.7% 2.0% Ukraine
1980s 15.5% 17.3% 1.8% Ukraine
1990s 17.6% 19.5% 1.9% Ukraine
2000s 19.1% 21.2% 2.1% Ukraine
2010s 22.2% 22.0% 0.3% Australia
2020s 26.7% 26.9% 0.3% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Australia or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 28.2% against 28.2% in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Australia and Ukraine?
0.0%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ukraine?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Ukraine rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Australia ranks 48th and Ukraine 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.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.