Isle of Man vs Upper middle income: Age dependency ratio, old
Isle of Man
37.8%
in 2025
Upper middle income
17.4%
in 2025
Isle of Man rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
15th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Isle of Man
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Isle of Man currently reports 37.8% against 17.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Isle of Man's figure about 2.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Isle of Man has been ahead every year.
Isle of Man ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Isle of Man has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Isle of Man | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.3% | 6.9% | 23.4% | Isle of Man |
| 1970s | 34.2% | 7.4% | 26.8% | Isle of Man |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 7.7% | 25.4% | Isle of Man |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 8.7% | 20.1% | Isle of Man |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 10.2% | 15.6% | Isle of Man |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 12.3% | 18.6% | Isle of Man |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 16.3% | 19.7% | Isle of Man |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Isle of Man or Upper middle income?
- Isle of Man, at 37.8% against 17.4% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Isle of Man and Upper middle income?
- 20.4%, with Isle of Man ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Isle of Man and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Isle of Man and Upper middle income rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Isle of Man ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 15th 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.