Czechia vs Denmark: Age dependency ratio, old

Czechia
33.2%
in 2025
Denmark
33.4%
in 2025
Czechia rank
24th
Denmark rank
23rd

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Czechia
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 33.4% against 33.2% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Czechia ranks 24th and Denmark ranks 23rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 16.1% 17.5% 1.5% Denmark
1970s 19.9% 20.7% 0.7% Denmark
1980s 19.2% 22.7% 3.4% Denmark
1990s 19.3% 22.7% 3.4% Denmark
2000s 20.0% 23.0% 2.9% Denmark
2010s 26.6% 28.5% 1.9% Denmark
2020s 32.4% 32.3% 0.1% Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Czechia or Denmark?
Denmark, at 33.4% against 33.2% in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Czechia and Denmark?
0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Denmark?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Denmark rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Czechia ranks 24th and Denmark ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.