Age dependency ratio, old in Albania
Albania: Age dependency ratio, old was 26.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Albania, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Albania stood at 26.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Albania peaked at 26.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1984.
Albania ranks 53rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.3% | — |
| 1961 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 9.8% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 9.1% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 9.0% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 21.8% | 26.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Albania?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Albania was 26.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1984.
- How does Albania rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Albania ranks 53rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.