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
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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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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.