Belarus vs Russia: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Belarus
27.8%
in 2025
Russia
27.3%
in 2025
Belarus rank
49th
Russia rank
51st
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Belarus
- Russia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 27.8% against 27.3% in Russia, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 49th and Russia ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6% | 10.3% | 2.3% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 13.0% | 2.1% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 14.4% | 0.7% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.1% | 1.3% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.6% | 2.0% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.4% | 1.2% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.0% | 0.5% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Belarus or Russia?
- Belarus, at 27.8% against 27.3% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Belarus and Russia?
- 0.5%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Russia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Belarus ranks 49th and Russia ranks 51st 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.