Japan vs Monaco: Age dependency ratio, old

Japan
51.0%
in 2025
Monaco
71.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Monaco rank
1st

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Japan
  • Monaco
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How they compare

Monaco currently reports 71.7% against 51.0% in Japan, a difference of 20.7%.

That makes Monaco's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st of 217 countries.

Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Monaco Difference Ahead
1960s 9.3% 31.6% 22.3% Monaco
1970s 11.5% 35.7% 24.2% Monaco
1980s 15.1% 33.6% 18.5% Monaco
1990s 20.8% 33.8% 13.0% Monaco
2000s 30.4% 36.6% 6.2% Monaco
2010s 43.2% 60.3% 17.2% Monaco
2020s 50.2% 72.7% 22.6% Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Japan or Monaco?
Monaco, at 71.7% against 51.0% in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Japan and Monaco?
20.7%, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Monaco?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Monaco rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Japan ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st of 217 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.