Cyprus vs Thailand: Age dependency ratio, old
Cyprus
21.6%
in 2025
Thailand
23.0%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
67th
Thailand rank
65th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Cyprus
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 23.0% against 21.6% in Cyprus, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 65th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 5.4% | 6.1% | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 5.6% | 9.1% | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 5.7% | 9.0% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 7.0% | 7.8% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 10.4% | 4.6% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.3% | 3.0% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.5% | 0.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Cyprus or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 23.0% against 21.6% in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Cyprus and Thailand?
- 1.4%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Thailand rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Cyprus ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 65th 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.