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United Kingdom vs United States: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , United Kingdom's Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) was 57.94, compared to United States's 54.45. That makes United Kingdom's value 6.4% higher than United States's.

United Kingdom

Rank #85 of 217 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
57.94
Year-over-year
+0.2%
10-year change
+5.6%
Peak
57.94 (2024)
Trough
51.16 (2007)

United States

Rank #112 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
54.45
Year-over-year
+1.0%
10-year change
+9.0%
Peak
54.45 (2024)
Trough
47.77 (2007)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND), CC BY 4.0.