Austria vs Switzerland: Age dependency ratio
Austria
54.4%
in 2025
Switzerland
54.6%
in 2025
Austria rank
114th
Switzerland rank
113th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 54.6% against 54.4% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.1% | 52.9% | 4.1% | Austria |
| 1970s | 60.9% | 53.6% | 7.3% | Austria |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 47.4% | 2.7% | Austria |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 47.6% | 1.1% | Austria |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 47.4% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.6% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 52.7% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 54.6% against 54.4% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Austria ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.