Germany vs Late-demographic dividend: Age dependency ratio, old
Germany
38.0%
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend
20.4%
in 2025
Germany rank
9th
Late-demographic dividend rank
10th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Germany
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Germany currently reports 38.0% against 20.4% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.9 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 7.5% | 11.7% | Germany |
| 1970s | 23.0% | 8.1% | 14.9% | Germany |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 8.5% | 13.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 9.8% | 12.7% | Germany |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 11.4% | 16.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 13.9% | 18.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 19.1% | 16.7% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Germany or Late-demographic dividend?
- Germany, at 38.0% against 20.4% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Germany and Late-demographic dividend?
- 17.6%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Late-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Germany ranks 9th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th 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.