Denmark vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio, old
Denmark
33.4%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14.6%
in 2025
Denmark rank
23rd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Denmark
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 33.4% against 14.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 6.1% | 11.4% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 6.7% | 14.0% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 7.2% | 15.5% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 8.0% | 14.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 9.2% | 13.8% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 11.1% | 17.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 13.6% | 18.7% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Denmark or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Denmark, at 33.4% against 14.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Denmark and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 18.8%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Denmark ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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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.