Age dependency ratio, old in IBRD only
IBRD only: Age dependency ratio, old was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only stood at 15.5%. 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 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in IBRD only peaked at 15.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1960.
That places IBRD only 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.0% | — |
| 1961 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 7.0% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 7.1% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 7.1% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 7.3% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 7.4% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 7.5% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 13 Serbia 36.8% compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 35.8% compare
- 15 San Marino 35.6% compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.6% compare
- 17 Latvia 35.4% compare
- 18 Bermuda 35.3% compare
- 19 Bulgaria 35.1% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5837 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in IBRD only?
- Age dependency ratio, old in IBRD only was 15.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1960.
- How does IBRD only rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- IBRD only ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.