Age dependency ratio, young in Austria
Austria: Age dependency ratio, young was 21.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Austria, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Austria recorded 21.8% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Austria peaked at 39.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2014.
Austria ranks 191st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.5% | 33.5% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.2% | 33.0% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 26.0% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 25.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 22.3% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 21.2% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.7% | 21.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 188 Liechtenstein 22.1% compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 22.1% compare
- 190 Croatia 21.9% compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 21.6% compare
- 193 Curacao 21.4% compare
- 194 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 20.9% compare
More health data for Austria
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 44,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 42,304 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 44,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 41,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 44,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 42,005 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 41,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 42,000 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 44,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 44,746 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Austria?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Austria was 21.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Austria ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.