Switzerland vs United States of America: Age dependency ratio
Switzerland
54.6%
in 2025
United States of America
55.0%
in 2025
Switzerland rank
113th
United States of America rank
111th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Switzerland
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 55.0% against 54.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Switzerland ranks 113th and United States of America ranks 111th of 218 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.9% | 66.1% | 13.1% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 53.6% | 56.0% | 2.3% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 50.1% | 2.6% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 51.5% | 3.9% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 48.6% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 50.1% | 1.5% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 53.7% | 1.0% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Switzerland or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 55.0% against 54.6% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Switzerland and United States of America?
- 0.4%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Switzerland ranks 113th 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.