Canada vs Low income: Age dependency ratio, old
Canada
31.3%
in 2025
Low income
5.9%
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
Low income rank
41st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Canada
- Low income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 31.3% against 5.9% in Low income, a difference of 25.4%.
That makes Canada's figure about 5.3 times Low income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 36th and Low income ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 5.6% | 7.4% | Canada |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 5.7% | 7.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 5.8% | 9.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 5.8% | 11.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 5.9% | 13.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 5.8% | 17.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 5.9% | 23.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Canada or Low income?
- Canada, at 31.3% against 5.9% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Canada and Low income?
- 25.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Low income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Low income rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Canada ranks 36th and Low income ranks 41st 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.