Denmark vs Estonia: Age dependency ratio, old
Denmark
33.4%
in 2025
Estonia
34.6%
in 2025
Denmark rank
23rd
Estonia rank
21st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Denmark
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 34.6% against 33.4% in Denmark, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 23rd and Estonia ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 16.8% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 18.5% | 2.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 17.7% | 5.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 20.1% | 2.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 24.3% | 1.3% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 28.6% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 33.1% | 0.7% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Denmark or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 34.6% against 33.4% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Denmark and Estonia?
- 1.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Denmark ranks 23rd and Estonia ranks 21st 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.