Australia vs United States of America: Age dependency ratio, old
Australia
28.2%
in 2025
United States of America
28.5%
in 2025
Australia rank
48th
United States of America rank
46th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 28.5% against 28.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and United States of America ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 15.3% | 1.6% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 16.0% | 2.3% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 17.5% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 18.7% | 1.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 18.2% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.3% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.4% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 28.5% against 28.2% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Australia and United States of America?
- 0.3%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Australia ranks 48th and United States of America ranks 46th 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.