Age dependency ratio in Monaco
Monaco: Age dependency ratio was 99.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Monaco, 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 in Monaco is 99.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Monaco peaked at 100.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1961.
Monaco ranks 2nd of 217 countries 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 in Monaco, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.3% | — |
| 1961 | 49.6% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 51.4% | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 53.1% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 54.4% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 55.2% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 56.6% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 58.3% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 58.0% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 58.2% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 58.1% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 57.1% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 54.3% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 53.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 100.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.1% | 49.6% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.0% | 57.1% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.1% | 53.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 53.1% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 55.4% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 67.2% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 97.1% | 100.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 1 Central African Republic 103.6% compare
- 3 Somalia 96.7% compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 96.2% compare
- 5 Niger 95.5% compare
More health data for Monaco
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 772.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2094)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1938 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 160 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 13.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2,679 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 14.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 5,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Monaco?
- Age dependency ratio in Monaco was 99.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1961.
- How does Monaco rank for age dependency ratio?
- Monaco ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Monaco 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.