Estonia vs Middle income: Age dependency ratio, old
Estonia
34.6%
in 2025
Middle income
13.6%
in 2025
Estonia rank
21st
Middle income rank
24th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Estonia
- Middle income
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 34.6% against 13.6% in Middle income, a difference of 21.0%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 2.6 times Middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 6.6% | 10.1% | Estonia |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 7.1% | 11.4% | Estonia |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 7.4% | 10.3% | Estonia |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 8.0% | 12.1% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 8.9% | 15.4% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 10.2% | 18.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 12.8% | 20.3% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Estonia or Middle income?
- Estonia, at 34.6% against 13.6% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Estonia and Middle income?
- 21.0%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Middle income rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Estonia ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 24th 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.