Age dependency ratio, old in India
India: Age dependency ratio, old was 10.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in India, 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 India stood at 10.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in India peaked at 10.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1960.
That places India 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 6 |
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More health data for India
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 11.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 11.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 12.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 11.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 12.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 12.40 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 12.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 354.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in India?
- Age dependency ratio, old in India was 10.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1960.
- How does India rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- India ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.