Lithuania vs Switzerland: Age dependency ratio
Lithuania
54.4%
in 2025
Switzerland
54.6%
in 2025
Lithuania rank
116th
Switzerland rank
113th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Lithuania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 54.6% against 54.4% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 217 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.6% | 52.9% | 3.7% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 57.2% | 53.6% | 3.6% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 47.4% | 3.2% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 47.6% | 3.8% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 47.4% | 1.8% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 48.6% | 2.0% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 52.7% | 1.1% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Lithuania or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 54.6% against 54.4% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Lithuania and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Switzerland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Lithuania ranks 116th 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.