Netherlands vs Switzerland: Age dependency ratio, old
Netherlands
32.5%
in 2025
Switzerland
31.6%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
31st
Switzerland rank
34th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 32.5% against 31.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 16.2% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 19.2% | 2.4% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 20.8% | 3.1% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 21.8% | 2.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 23.4% | 2.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 29.8% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 32.5% against 31.6% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.9%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Netherlands ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.