Age dependency ratio, old in Indonesia
Indonesia: Age dependency ratio, old was 11.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Indonesia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 11.1% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Indonesia peaked at 11.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1960.
That places Indonesia 119th 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 | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Indonesia
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 2.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 2.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 96.27 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 69.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 2.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2.40 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Indonesia?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Indonesia was 11.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1960.
- How does Indonesia rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Indonesia ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.