Age dependency ratio, old in Mauritius
Mauritius: Age dependency ratio, old was 19.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Mauritius is 19.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Mauritius peaked at 19.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1960.
Mauritius ranks 73rd of 215 countries on this measure, 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% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 15.8% | 19.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- Population ages 15-64, male 451,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 7,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,463 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 887,388 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 72.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 6,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 6,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 6,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 7,532 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Mauritius?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Mauritius was 19.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Mauritius ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.