Age dependency ratio, old in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Age dependency ratio, old was 33.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Liechtenstein, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Liechtenstein is 33.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Liechtenstein peaked at 33.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1968.
That places Liechtenstein 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.5% | — |
| 1961 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 12.4% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 12.3% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 13.5% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 14.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 12.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 19.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 27.9% | 33.2% | 6 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 182 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 186 (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Liechtenstein?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Liechtenstein was 33.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1968.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Liechtenstein ranks 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.