Slovenia vs World: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Slovenia
35.1%
in 2025
World
16.0%
in 2025
Slovenia rank
20th
World rank
17th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Slovenia
- World
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 35.1% against 16.0% in World, a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 2.2 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Slovenia has been ahead every year.
Slovenia ranks 20th and World ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovenia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 8.9% | 3.9% | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 9.6% | 6.4% | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 9.8% | 5.8% | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 10.4% | 7.0% | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 11.2% | 10.4% | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 12.7% | 14.0% | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 15.2% | 17.9% | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Slovenia or World?
- Slovenia, at 35.1% against 16.0% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Slovenia and World?
- 19.1%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Slovenia and World rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Slovenia ranks 20th and World ranks 17th 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.