Age dependency ratio, old in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Age dependency ratio, old was 33.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 33.6% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 33.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1960.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.9% | — |
| 1961 | 14.1% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 14.3% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 14.5% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 14.9% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 15.2% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 15.4% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 16.0% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 16.8% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 32.9% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7% | 13.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 15.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.8% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.2% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.2% | 33.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 Monaco 71.7% compare
- 2 Japan 51.0% compare
- 3 Portugal 40.0% compare
- 3 Channel Islands 31.1% compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 39.8% compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Post-demographic dividend?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Post-demographic dividend was 33.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1960.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.