Gibraltar vs Switzerland: Age dependency ratio
Gibraltar
54.9%
in 2025
Switzerland
54.6%
in 2025
Gibraltar rank
112th
Switzerland rank
113th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Gibraltar
- Switzerland
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 54.9% against 54.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.8% | 52.9% | 1.1% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 53.7% | 53.6% | 0.1% | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 47.4% | 5.0% | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 47.6% | 3.2% | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 47.4% | 4.4% | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 48.6% | 5.4% | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 52.7% | 2.0% | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Gibraltar or Switzerland?
- Gibraltar, at 54.9% against 54.6% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Gibraltar and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gibraltar and Switzerland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Gibraltar ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 113th 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.