Canada vs Lithuania: Age dependency ratio, old

Canada
31.3%
in 2025
Lithuania
32.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
Lithuania rank
33rd

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Canada
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 32.0% against 31.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 36th and Lithuania ranks 33rd of 217 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Lithuania Difference Ahead
1960s 13.0% 13.9% 0.9% Lithuania
1970s 13.0% 17.3% 4.3% Lithuania
1980s 14.9% 16.2% 1.3% Lithuania
1990s 17.5% 18.4% 0.9% Lithuania
2000s 18.9% 23.5% 4.5% Lithuania
2010s 23.3% 28.3% 5.0% Lithuania
2020s 29.3% 30.9% 1.6% Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Canada or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 32.0% against 31.3% in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Canada and Lithuania?
0.7%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lithuania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Lithuania rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Canada ranks 36th and Lithuania ranks 33rd 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.