Denmark vs Slovenia: Age dependency ratio, old
Denmark
33.4%
in 2025
Slovenia
35.1%
in 2025
Denmark rank
23rd
Slovenia rank
20th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Denmark
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 35.1% against 33.4% in Denmark, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 23rd and Slovenia ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Slovenia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 12.8% | 4.7% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 16.0% | 4.7% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 15.5% | 7.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 17.4% | 5.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 21.6% | 1.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 33.0% | 0.7% | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Denmark or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 35.1% against 33.4% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Denmark and Slovenia?
- 1.7%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovenia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Slovenia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Denmark ranks 23rd and Slovenia ranks 20th 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.