Age dependency ratio in Small states
Small states: Age dependency ratio was 52.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Small states recorded 52.3% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Small states peaked at 83.8% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.3% | 82.1% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.5% | 74.3% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.9% | 70.9% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.7% | 65.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 56.6% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 53.5% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.3% | 53.3% | 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 in Small states?
- Age dependency ratio in Small states was 52.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.