Other small states vs San Marino: Age dependency ratio, old
Other small states
16.0%
in 2025
San Marino
35.6%
in 2025
Other small states rank
16th
San Marino rank
15th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Other small states
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 35.6% against 16.0% in Other small states, a difference of 19.6%.
That makes San Marino's figure about 2.2 times Other small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 16th and San Marino ranks 15th of 47 groups.
San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Other small states | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 14.5% | 3.9% | San Marino |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 15.0% | 3.7% | San Marino |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 17.3% | 6.6% | San Marino |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 20.9% | 9.9% | San Marino |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 23.6% | 11.8% | San Marino |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 27.5% | 14.1% | San Marino |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 32.6% | 17.3% | San Marino |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Other small states or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 35.6% against 16.0% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Other small states and San Marino?
- 19.6%, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and San Marino?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Other small states and San Marino rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Other small states ranks 16th and San Marino ranks 15th of 47 groups.
- 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.