Belarus vs Ukraine: Age dependency ratio, old
Belarus
27.8%
in 2025
Ukraine
28.2%
in 2025
Belarus rank
48th
Ukraine rank
46th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Belarus
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 28.2% against 27.8% in Belarus, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 46th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 15.7% | 0.6% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 17.3% | 2.2% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 19.5% | 1.1% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 21.2% | 0.6% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 22.0% | 1.4% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 26.9% | 1.5% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Belarus or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 28.2% against 27.8% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Belarus and Ukraine?
- 0.4%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Ukraine?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Ukraine rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Belarus ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 46th of 217 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.