Lithuania vs Pacific island small states: Age dependency ratio, old

Lithuania
32.0%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
8.6%
in 2025
Lithuania rank
33rd
Pacific island small states rank
31st

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Lithuania
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 32.0% against 8.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 23.4%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 3.7 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Lithuania ranks 33rd and Pacific island small states ranks 31st of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1960s 13.9% 6.2% 7.7% Lithuania
1970s 17.3% 5.7% 11.6% Lithuania
1980s 16.2% 5.9% 10.3% Lithuania
1990s 18.4% 6.0% 12.4% Lithuania
2000s 23.5% 6.3% 17.1% Lithuania
2010s 28.3% 7.3% 21.0% Lithuania
2020s 30.9% 8.3% 22.6% Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Lithuania or Pacific island small states?
Lithuania, at 32.0% against 8.6% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Lithuania and Pacific island small states?
23.4%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Pacific island small states?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Pacific island small states rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Lithuania ranks 33rd and Pacific island small states ranks 31st 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

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.