Early-demographic dividend vs Netherlands: Age dependency ratio, old
Early-demographic dividend
10.3%
in 2025
Netherlands
32.5%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
29th
Netherlands rank
31st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 32.5% against 10.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 3.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 15.4% | 9.2% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 16.8% | 10.1% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 17.7% | 10.9% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 19.2% | 12.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 20.8% | 13.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 26.4% | 18.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 31.1% | 21.4% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Early-demographic dividend or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 32.5% against 10.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Early-demographic dividend and Netherlands?
- 22.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Netherlands rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 31st of 47 groups.
- 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.