Age dependency ratio, old in Small states
Small states: Age dependency ratio, old was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Small states, 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 Small states stood at 14.9%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Small states peaked at 14.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 14.9% | 6 |
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.58 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 867,442 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 13.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 6.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Small states?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Small states was 14.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1960.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.