Europe & Central Asia vs Italy: Age dependency ratio, old
Europe & Central Asia
28.8%
in 2025
Italy
39.7%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Italy rank
5th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 39.7% against 28.8% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Italy ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.2% | 15.5% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 18.9% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 20.2% | 3.1% | Italy |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 24.2% | 5.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 29.2% | 8.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 33.8% | 10.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 38.0% | 10.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Europe & Central Asia or Italy?
- Italy, at 39.7% against 28.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Europe & Central Asia and Italy?
- 10.9%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Italy rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Italy ranks 5th 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.