Age dependency ratio, old in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Age dependency ratio, old was 31.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Channel Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 31.1% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Channel Islands peaked at 31.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.1% | — |
| 1961 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 20.4% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 20.4% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 20.7% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 20.8% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 20.9% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 21.3% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 21.5% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 21.9% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 21.9% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 21.9% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 22.5% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 21.4% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 21.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 21.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 21.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 21.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 22.6% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 28.5% | 31.1% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 897 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 854 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 864 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 829 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 785 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 917 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 901 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 840 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Channel Islands?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Channel Islands was 31.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1960.
- How does Channel Islands rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Channel Islands ranks 3rd out of 4 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Channel Islands 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.