Age dependency ratio, old in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Age dependency ratio, old was 9.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Micronesia (country), 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 Micronesia (country) is 9.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Micronesia (country) peaked at 9.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2010.
That places Micronesia (country) 133rd 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 | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,163 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Micronesia (country)?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Micronesia (country) was 9.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2010.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.