Austria vs United States of America: Age dependency ratio
Austria
54.4%
in 2025
United States of America
55.0%
in 2025
Austria rank
114th
United States of America rank
111th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Austria
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 55.0% against 54.4% in Austria, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Austria ranks 114th and United States of America ranks 111th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.1% | 66.1% | 9.0% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 60.9% | 56.0% | 5.0% | Austria |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 51.5% | 2.8% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 48.6% | 0.9% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 50.1% | 1.4% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 53.7% | 1.4% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Austria or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 55.0% against 54.4% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Austria and United States of America?
- 0.6%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and United States of America rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Austria ranks 114th and United States of America ranks 111th of 218 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.