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Old-age dependency ratio

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  1. 1Monaco70.1%
  2. 2Japan50.1%
  3. 3Finland38.3%
  4. 4Portugal38.2%
  5. 5Italy38%
  6. 6Puerto Rico (US)37.9%
  7. 7Greece37.3%
  8. 8Virgin Islands (U.S.)36.3%
  9. 9Croatia36.2%
  10. 10Isle of Man36.1%
  11. 11Germany36%
  12. 12France35.3%
  13. 13Serbia35.3%
  14. 14Bulgaria34.3%
  15. 15Latvia33.9%
  16. 16Slovenia33.4%
  17. 17Bosnia and Herzegovina33.2%
  18. 18Estonia33.1%
  19. 19San Marino33.1%
  20. 20Sweden33%
  21. 21Denmark32.4%
  22. 22Czechia32.2%
  23. 23Hungary32.2%
  24. 24Bermuda32%
  25. 25Hong Kong SAR, China31.8%
  26. 26Belgium31.7%
  27. 27Spain31.2%
  28. 28Netherlands31.1%
  29. 29Liechtenstein30.8%
  30. 30Austria30.7%
  31. 31Romania30.7%
  32. 32Lithuania30.4%
  33. 33United Kingdom30.3%
  34. 34Switzerland30%
  35. 35Poland29.9%
  36. 36Canada29.6%
  37. 37Malta29.5%
  38. 38Faroe Islands28.5%
  39. 39Norway28.5%
  40. 40St. Martin (French part)27.9%
  41. 41Ukraine27.6%
  42. 42Slovak Republic27.3%
  43. 43Montenegro27.2%
  44. 44Gibraltar27%
  45. 45Australia26.9%
  46. 46United States26.8%
  47. 47North Macedonia26.7%
  48. 48Taiwan26.2%
  49. 49Korea, Rep.25.9%
  50. 50New Zealand25.9%
  51. 51Belarus25.7%
  52. 52Russian Federation25.2%
  53. 53Aruba24.6%
  54. 54Albania24.4%
  55. 55Moldova24.2%
  56. 56Barbados24.2%
  57. 57Georgia24.1%
  58. 58Uruguay24%
  59. 59Curacao23.8%
  60. 60Ireland23.7%
  61. 61Cuba23.7%
  62. 62Iceland23%
  63. 63Luxembourg21.8%
  64. 64Andorra21.3%
  65. 65Thailand20.9%
  66. 66China20.7%
  67. 67Israel20.7%
  68. 68Cyprus20.6%
  69. 69Chile19.8%
  70. 70Armenia19.6%
  71. 71Guam19.6%
  72. 72Sint Maarten (Dutch part)19%
  73. 73Macao SAR, China18.6%
  74. 74Argentina18.6%
  75. 75Dominica18.4%
  76. 76Mauritius18%
  77. 77Sri Lanka17.8%
  78. 78Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17.4%
  79. 79Singapore17.4%
  80. 80Grenada17.4%
  81. 81St. Vincent and the Grenadines17.3%
  82. 82Costa Rica17%
  83. 83Trinidad and Tobago16.9%
  84. 84New Caledonia16.5%
  85. 85Bahamas, The16.4%
  86. 86Antigua and Barbuda15.9%
  87. 87Lebanon15.5%
  88. 88Palau15.4%
  89. 89French Polynesia15.4%
  90. 90Brazil15.3%
  91. 91St. Kitts and Nevis15.1%
  92. 92Turks and Caicos Islands15%
  93. 93Greenland14.7%
  94. 94Turkiye14.7%
  95. 95Venezuela, RB14.5%
  96. 96Tunisia13.8%
  97. 97Panama13.8%
  98. 98Peru13.5%
  99. 99Colombia13.4%
  100. 100Kazakhstan13.4%
  101. 101St. Lucia12.8%
  102. 102Northern Mariana Islands12.7%
  103. 103Viet Nam12.7%
  104. 104British Virgin Islands12.2%
  105. 105Ecuador12.1%
  106. 106El Salvador12%
  107. 107Mexico11.9%
  108. 108Morocco11.8%
  109. 109Seychelles11.6%
  110. 110American Samoa11.6%
  111. 111Dominican Republic11.6%
  112. 112Azerbaijan11.5%
  113. 113Suriname11.5%
  114. 114Tonga11.4%
  115. 115Iran, Islamic Rep.11.4%
  116. 116Cayman Islands11.4%
  117. 117Jamaica10.8%
  118. 118Malaysia10.6%
  119. 119Tuvalu10.4%
  120. 120Myanmar10.4%
  121. 121Indonesia10.4%
  122. 122Samoa10.3%
  123. 123India10.2%
  124. 124Algeria10.1%
  125. 125Guyana10.1%
  126. 126Paraguay9.8%
  127. 127Cabo Verde9.8%
  128. 128Nepal9.8%
  129. 129Bangladesh9.7%
  130. 130South Africa9.7%
  131. 131Fiji9.6%
  132. 132Cambodia9.3%
  133. 133Micronesia, Fed. Sts.9.2%
  134. 134Brunei Darussalam9%
  135. 135Uzbekistan9%
  136. 136Timor-Leste8.8%
  137. 137Bhutan8.8%
  138. 138Kyrgyz Republic8.8%
  139. 139Bolivia8.6%
  140. 140Nicaragua8.2%
  141. 141Philippines8%
  142. 142Egypt, Arab Rep.7.9%
  143. 143Mongolia7.8%
  144. 144Comoros7.7%
  145. 145Guatemala7.5%
  146. 146Vanuatu7.4%
  147. 147Libya7.3%
  148. 148Eritrea7.3%
  149. 149Haiti7.2%
  150. 150Marshall Islands7.2%
  151. 151Syrian Arab Republic7.2%
  152. 152Djibouti7.2%
  153. 153Pakistan7.1%
  154. 154Belize7.1%
  155. 155Lao PDR7%
  156. 156Gabon6.8%
  157. 157Kiribati6.8%
  158. 158Jordan6.7%
  159. 159Sao Tome and Principe6.7%
  160. 160Turkmenistan6.7%
  161. 161Eswatini6.7%
  162. 162Honduras6.6%
  163. 163West Bank and Gaza6.6%
  164. 164Zimbabwe6.6%
  165. 165Rwanda6.5%
  166. 166Togo6.5%
  167. 167Lesotho6.2%
  168. 168Botswana6.2%
  169. 169Guinea6.2%
  170. 170Senegal6.2%
  171. 171Equatorial Guinea6.2%
  172. 172Solomon Islands6.1%
  173. 173Tajikistan6.1%
  174. 174Namibia6%
  175. 175Congo, Dem. Rep.6%
  176. 176Ghana6%
  177. 177Mauritania6%
  178. 178Madagascar5.8%
  179. 179Liberia5.8%
  180. 180Maldives5.7%
  181. 181Sudan5.7%
  182. 182Iraq5.7%
  183. 183Tanzania5.6%
  184. 184Benin5.6%
  185. 185Ethiopia5.5%
  186. 186Sierra Leone5.5%
  187. 187Nigeria5.5%
  188. 188Guinea-Bissau5.5%
  189. 189Angola5.3%
  190. 190Papua New Guinea5.3%
  191. 191Gambia, The5.3%
  192. 192Mozambique5.3%
  193. 193Congo, Rep.5.2%
  194. 194Niger5.1%
  195. 195South Sudan5.1%
  196. 196Somalia, Fed. Rep.5.1%
  197. 197Cameroon5%
  198. 198Kenya4.9%
  199. 199Burundi4.8%
  200. 200Burkina Faso4.8%
  201. 201Mali4.7%
  202. 202Bahrain4.7%
  203. 203Malawi4.6%
  204. 204Naoero4.6%
  205. 205Cote d'Ivoire4.6%
  206. 206Yemen, Rep.4.5%
  207. 207Afghanistan4.4%
  208. 208Central African Republic4.3%
  209. 209Chad4.1%
  210. 210Uganda4%
  211. 211Saudi Arabia3.9%
  212. 212Kuwait3.8%
  213. 213Oman3.7%
  214. 214Zambia3.4%
  215. 215United Arab Emirates2.1%
  216. 216Qatar1.9%

Old-age dependency ratio

Old-age dependency ratio by country 2023 | worldgovdata