Age dependency ratio, old in Palau
Palau: Age dependency ratio, old was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Palau, 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 Palau stood at 16.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Palau peaked at 16.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
That places Palau 88th 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 | 10.0% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.4% | 16.8% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 100 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Palau?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Palau was 16.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Palau ranks 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.