Denmark vs Small states: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Denmark
33.4%
in 2025
Small states
14.9%
in 2025
Denmark rank
23rd
Small states rank
21st
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Denmark
- Small states
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 33.4% against 14.9% in Small states, a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 2.2 times Small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 23rd and Small states ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 9.4% | 8.2% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 9.9% | 10.8% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 9.5% | 13.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 9.7% | 12.9% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 10.5% | 12.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 12.1% | 16.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 14.1% | 18.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Denmark or Small states?
- Denmark, at 33.4% against 14.9% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Denmark and Small states?
- 18.5%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Small states rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Denmark ranks 23rd and Small states 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.