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
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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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.