Grenada vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Age dependency ratio, old

Grenada
18.5%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
18.6%
in 2025
Grenada rank
82nd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
79th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Grenada
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 18.6% against 18.5% in Grenada, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Grenada ahead.

Grenada ranks 82nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 6 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 7.6% 5.8% 1.8% Grenada
1970s 8.8% 6.0% 2.8% Grenada
1980s 12.0% 6.1% 5.9% Grenada
1990s 12.9% 7.6% 5.3% Grenada
2000s 14.5% 11.8% 2.8% Grenada
2010s 15.0% 15.3% 0.3% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 17.2% 17.1% 0.1% Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Grenada or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 18.6% against 18.5% in Grenada as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Grenada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.1%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Grenada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Grenada ranks 82nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.