Age dependency ratio, old in Austria
Austria: Age dependency ratio, old was 32.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Austria, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Austria recorded 32.6% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Austria peaked at 32.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1960.
Austria ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 18.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.7% | 22.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 26.2% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 28.9% | 32.6% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 44,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 42,304 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 44,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 41,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 44,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 42,005 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 41,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 42,000 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 44,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 44,746 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Austria?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Austria was 32.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.