Pacific island small states vs Spain: Age dependency ratio, old
Pacific island small states
8.6%
in 2025
Spain
32.9%
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
31st
Spain rank
28th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Pacific island small states
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 32.9% against 8.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 3.8 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 13.8% | 7.6% | Spain |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 16.4% | 10.7% | Spain |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 18.5% | 12.6% | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 21.9% | 16.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 24.2% | 17.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 27.3% | 20.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 31.0% | 22.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Pacific island small states or Spain?
- Spain, at 32.9% against 8.6% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Pacific island small states and Spain?
- 24.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Spain rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Pacific island small states ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th 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.
Individual pages
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.