Australia vs United States: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Australia's Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) was 27.52, compared to United States's 27.69. That makes Australia's value roughly the same as United States's.
Australia
Rank #47 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 27.52
- Year-over-year
- +2.2%
- 10-year change
- +25.0%
- Peak
- 27.52 (2024)
- Trough
- 19.13 (2005)
United States
Rank #45 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 27.69
- Year-over-year
- +3.2%
- 10-year change
- +31.8%
- Peak
- 27.69 (2024)
- Trough
- 17.97 (2005)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND.OL), CC BY 4.0.