Canada vs Malta: Age dependency ratio, old
Canada
31.3%
in 2025
Malta
30.9%
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
Malta rank
38th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Canada
- Malta
How they compare
Canada currently reports 31.3% against 30.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 36th and Malta ranks 38th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 13.1% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 14.2% | 1.2% | Malta |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 14.8% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.8% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 19.2% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 25.9% | 2.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 29.0% | 0.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Canada or Malta?
- Canada, at 31.3% against 30.9% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Canada and Malta?
- 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Malta rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Canada ranks 36th and Malta ranks 38th 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.