Australia vs Gibraltar: Age dependency ratio, young
Australia
27.5%
in 2025
Gibraltar
27.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
136th
Gibraltar rank
139th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Australia
- Gibraltar
How they compare
Australia currently reports 27.5% against 27.2% in Gibraltar, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 136th and Gibraltar ranks 139th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Gibraltar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.0% | 38.8% | 9.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 43.1% | 39.1% | 4.0% | Australia |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 35.2% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 30.0% | 2.3% | Australia |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 28.2% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 28.0% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 27.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Australia or Gibraltar?
- Australia, at 27.5% against 27.2% in Gibraltar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Australia and Gibraltar?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Gibraltar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Gibraltar rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Australia ranks 136th and Gibraltar ranks 139th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.