Kosovo vs Türkiye: Age dependency ratio, old
Kosovo
15.1%
in 2025
Türkiye
15.5%
in 2025
Kosovo rank
97th
Türkiye rank
95th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Kosovo
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 15.5% against 15.1% in Kosovo, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.
Kosovo ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 95th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kosovo averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 8.3% | 0.9% | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 8.8% | 0.9% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 8.1% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 8.3% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.0% | 0.4% | Kosovo |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.3% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 14.4% | 0.6% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Kosovo or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 15.5% against 15.1% in Kosovo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Kosovo and Türkiye?
- 0.4%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kosovo and Türkiye rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Kosovo ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 95th 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.