Channel Islands vs Switzerland: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Channel Islands
31.1%
in 2025
Switzerland
31.6%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
37th
Switzerland rank
34th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Channel Islands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 31.6% against 31.1% in Channel Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Channel Islands ahead.
Channel Islands ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Channel Islands averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 16.2% | 4.5% | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 19.2% | 2.9% | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 20.8% | 0.8% | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 21.8% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 23.4% | 1.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 26.4% | 1.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.8% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Channel Islands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 31.6% against 31.1% in Channel Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Channel Islands and Switzerland?
- 0.5%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Switzerland rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Channel Islands ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.