Channel Islands vs Least developed countries: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Channel Islands
31.1%
in 2025
Least developed countries
6.7%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
37th
Least developed countries rank
38th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Channel Islands
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 31.1% against 6.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 24.4%.
That makes Channel Islands's figure about 4.7 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.
Channel Islands ranks 37th and Least developed countries ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 5.6% | 15.0% | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 5.9% | 16.1% | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 6.2% | 15.4% | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 6.0% | 15.0% | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 5.9% | 15.9% | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 6.1% | 19.3% | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 6.5% | 23.2% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Channel Islands or Least developed countries?
- Channel Islands, at 31.1% against 6.7% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Channel Islands and Least developed countries?
- 24.4%, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Least developed countries?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Least developed countries rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Channel Islands ranks 37th and Least developed countries 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.