Age dependency ratio, old in Ukraine
Ukraine: Age dependency ratio, old was 28.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine is 28.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Ukraine peaked at 28.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1960.
Ukraine ranks 46th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 13.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 18.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 19.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.5% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.3% | 28.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 43 North Macedonia 28.5% compare
- 44 Faroe Islands 28.5% compare
- 45 United States 28.5% compare
- 47 Australia 28.2% compare
- 48 Belarus 27.8% compare
- 49 Gibraltar 27.6% compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 203,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 211,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 227,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 225,073 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 19.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 210,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 217,785 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 229,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 198,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 219,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Ukraine?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Ukraine was 28.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1960.
- How does Ukraine rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Ukraine ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.