European Union vs Monaco: Age dependency ratio, old
European Union
35.4%
in 2025
Monaco
71.7%
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Monaco rank
1st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- European Union
- Monaco
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 71.7% against 35.4% in European Union, a difference of 36.3%.
That makes Monaco's figure about 2.0 times European Union's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 31.6% | 15.5% | Monaco |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 35.7% | 16.6% | Monaco |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 33.6% | 14.2% | Monaco |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 33.8% | 12.2% | Monaco |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 36.6% | 11.9% | Monaco |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 60.3% | 31.4% | Monaco |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 72.7% | 39.0% | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, European Union or Monaco?
- Monaco, at 71.7% against 35.4% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between European Union and Monaco?
- 36.3%, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Monaco?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Monaco rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st 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.