Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Age dependency ratio, old
Canada
31.3%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
31.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
38th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 31.3% against 31.1% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Canada ranks 36th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th of 218 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 19.0% | 6.0% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 22.3% | 9.3% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 23.4% | 8.5% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 24.7% | 7.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 24.3% | 5.3% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 27.2% | 3.9% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 30.2% | 0.9% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Canada, at 31.3% against 31.1% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Canada ranks 36th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th 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.