Pacific island small states vs Switzerland: Age dependency ratio, old
Pacific island small states
8.6%
in 2025
Switzerland
31.6%
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
31st
Switzerland rank
34th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Pacific island small states
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 31.6% against 8.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.7 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 16.2% | 10.0% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 19.2% | 13.5% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 20.8% | 14.9% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 21.8% | 15.8% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 23.4% | 17.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 26.4% | 19.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 29.8% | 21.5% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Pacific island small states or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 31.6% 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 Switzerland?
- 23.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Switzerland rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Pacific island small states ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.