Austria vs South Asia: Age dependency ratio, old
Austria
32.6%
in 2025
South Asia
10.8%
in 2025
Austria rank
30th
South Asia rank
27th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Austria
- South Asia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 32.6% against 10.8% in South Asia, a difference of 21.8%.
That makes Austria's figure about 3.0 times South Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 30th and South Asia ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 6.2% | 14.3% | Austria |
| 1970s | 23.7% | 6.8% | 17.0% | Austria |
| 1980s | 22.0% | 7.0% | 15.0% | Austria |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 7.1% | 15.4% | Austria |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 7.4% | 16.6% | Austria |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 8.4% | 18.9% | Austria |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 10.1% | 20.4% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Austria or South Asia?
- Austria, at 32.6% against 10.8% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Austria and South Asia?
- 21.8%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and South Asia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Austria ranks 30th and South Asia ranks 27th 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.