Greece vs Italy: Age dependency ratio, old
Greece
38.9%
in 2025
Italy
39.7%
in 2025
Greece rank
7th
Italy rank
5th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 39.7% against 38.9% in Greece, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 7th and Italy ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 15.5% | 2.8% | Italy |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 18.9% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 20.2% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 24.2% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 29.2% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 33.8% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 38.0% | 0.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 39.7% against 38.9% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Greece and Italy?
- 0.8%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Greece ranks 7th and Italy ranks 5th 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.