Iran vs Seychelles: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Iran
12.4%
in 2025
Seychelles
12.2%
in 2025
Iran rank
114th
Seychelles rank
117th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Iran
- Seychelles
How they compare
Iran currently reports 12.4% against 12.2% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Seychelles ahead.
Iran ranks 114th and Seychelles ranks 117th of 218 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 11.0% | 3.8% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 11.6% | 5.3% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 11.5% | 5.7% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 11.4% | 4.8% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 10.9% | 4.1% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 10.0% | 1.5% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.5% | 0.1% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Iran or Seychelles?
- Iran, at 12.4% against 12.2% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Iran and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Seychelles?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Seychelles rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Iran ranks 114th and Seychelles ranks 117th 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.