Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Age dependency ratio, old
Singapore
19.2%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
19.0%
in 2025
Singapore rank
75th
Sri Lanka rank
78th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 19.2% against 19.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Singapore ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 218 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 7.0% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 7.0% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 8.3% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 9.3% | 1.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 9.8% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 13.3% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.6% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
- Singapore, at 19.2% against 19.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Sri Lanka rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Singapore ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th 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.