Age dependency ratio in Estonia
Estonia: Age dependency ratio was 58.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Estonia, 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 in Estonia stood at 58.9%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Estonia peaked at 58.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2005.
Estonia ranks 80th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.2% | — |
| 1961 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 51.4% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 51.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 51.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 51.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 50.8% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 51.1% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 50.3% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 49.6% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 46.9% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 48.5% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.8% | 58.9% | 6 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0785 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Estonia?
- Age dependency ratio in Estonia was 58.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2005.
- How does Estonia rank for age dependency ratio?
- Estonia ranks 80th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.