Age dependency ratio in Other small states
Other small states: Age dependency ratio was 51.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Other small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 51.7% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Other small states peaked at 75.1% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2025.
Other small states ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.4% | — |
| 1961 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 74.9% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 74.0% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 73.6% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 73.3% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 72.5% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 72.1% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 71.8% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 71.4% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 71.1% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 70.7% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 69.9% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 70.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 64.6% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.7% | 74.0% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.0% | 70.4% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.1% | 69.9% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 66.1% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 57.4% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 53.6% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.7% | 53.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2319 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Other small states?
- Age dependency ratio in Other small states was 51.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2025.
- How does Other small states rank for age dependency ratio?
- Other small states ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.