Australia vs Seychelles: Age dependency ratio, young
Australia
27.5%
in 2025
Seychelles
27.6%
in 2025
Australia rank
136th
Seychelles rank
134th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Australia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 27.6% against 27.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 136th and Seychelles ranks 134th of 218 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.0% | 77.7% | 29.8% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 43.1% | 78.6% | 35.5% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 59.5% | 23.5% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 48.7% | 16.4% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 37.5% | 7.9% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 30.2% | 1.7% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 28.2% | 0.2% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Australia or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 27.6% against 27.5% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Australia and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Seychelles?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Seychelles rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Australia ranks 136th and Seychelles ranks 134th 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.