Turkey vs Venezuela: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Turkey
15.5%
in 2025
Venezuela
15.4%
in 2025
Turkey rank
95th
Venezuela rank
96th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Turkey
- Venezuela
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 15.5% against 15.4% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 95th and Venezuela ranks 96th of 218 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 4.7% | 3.7% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 5.2% | 3.6% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 2.1% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 1.3% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 1.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 1.1% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.2% | 0.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Turkey or Venezuela?
- Turkey, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Turkey and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Venezuela?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Venezuela rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Turkey ranks 95th and Venezuela ranks 96th 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.