Greece vs Late-demographic dividend: Age dependency ratio, old
Greece
38.9%
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend
20.4%
in 2025
Greece rank
7th
Late-demographic dividend rank
10th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Greece
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Greece currently reports 38.9% against 20.4% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.9 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 7th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 7.5% | 5.2% | Greece |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 8.1% | 10.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 8.5% | 11.3% | Greece |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 9.8% | 13.0% | Greece |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 11.4% | 15.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 13.9% | 18.2% | Greece |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 19.1% | 18.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Greece or Late-demographic dividend?
- Greece, at 38.9% against 20.4% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Greece and Late-demographic dividend?
- 18.5%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Late-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Greece ranks 7th 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.