Finland vs OECD members: Age dependency ratio, old
Finland
39.4%
in 2025
OECD members
29.5%
in 2025
Finland rank
6th
OECD members rank
6th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Finland
- OECD members
How they compare
Finland currently reports 39.4% against 29.5% in OECD members, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 14.1% | 1.7% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 0.1% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 16.4% | 2.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 18.1% | 3.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.1% | 3.6% | Finland |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 23.7% | 7.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 27.9% | 10.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Finland or OECD members?
- Finland, at 39.4% against 29.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Finland and OECD members?
- 9.9%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Finland and OECD members rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Finland ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 6th 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.