Austria vs Pacific island small states: Age dependency ratio, old
Austria
32.6%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
8.6%
in 2025
Austria rank
30th
Pacific island small states rank
31st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Austria
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Austria currently reports 32.6% against 8.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 24.0%.
That makes Austria's figure about 3.8 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 30th and Pacific island small states ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 6.2% | 14.4% | Austria |
| 1970s | 23.7% | 5.7% | 18.0% | Austria |
| 1980s | 22.0% | 5.9% | 16.1% | Austria |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 6.0% | 16.5% | Austria |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 6.3% | 17.6% | Austria |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 7.3% | 20.0% | Austria |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 8.3% | 22.3% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Austria or Pacific island small states?
- Austria, at 32.6% against 8.6% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Austria and Pacific island small states?
- 24.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Pacific island small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Pacific island small states rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Austria ranks 30th and Pacific island small states ranks 31st 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.