Malta vs Slovak Republic: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Malta
30.9%
in 2025
Slovak Republic
29.1%
in 2025
Malta rank
39th
Slovak Republic rank
42nd
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Malta
- Slovak Republic
How they compare
Malta currently reports 30.9% against 29.1% in Slovak Republic, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Slovak Republic's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 39th and Slovak Republic ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Slovak Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Slovak Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 12.7% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 15.5% | 1.3% | Slovak Republic |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 15.3% | 0.5% | Slovak Republic |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.3% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.5% | 2.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 20.1% | 5.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 26.9% | 2.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Malta or Slovak Republic?
- Malta, at 30.9% against 29.1% in Slovak Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Malta and Slovak Republic?
- 1.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovak Republic?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Slovak Republic rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Malta ranks 39th and Slovak Republic ranks 42nd 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.