Germany vs North America: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Germany
38.0%
in 2025
North America
28.8%
in 2025
Germany rank
9th
North America rank
7th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Germany
- North America
How they compare
Germany currently reports 38.0% against 28.8% in North America, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and North America ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 15.1% | 4.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | 23.0% | 15.7% | 7.3% | Germany |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 17.2% | 4.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 18.6% | 3.8% | Germany |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 18.3% | 9.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 21.5% | 10.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 26.7% | 9.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Germany or North America?
- Germany, at 38.0% against 28.8% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Germany and North America?
- 9.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and North America rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Germany ranks 9th and North America ranks 7th 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.