Age dependency ratio, old in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Age dependency ratio, old was 27.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Gibraltar, 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, old in Gibraltar stood at 27.6%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Gibraltar peaked at 27.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1960.
Gibraltar ranks 49th 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 | 13.0% | 12.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.6% | 13.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 15.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 19.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.6% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.8% | 27.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Gibraltar?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Gibraltar was 27.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1960.
- How does Gibraltar rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Gibraltar ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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.