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Age dependency ratio — Australia

Age dependency ratio in Australia in 2025 — 55.7 per 100. Ranked 114 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 11.9%.

2025 55.7 per 100 +0.88% vs 2024
World rank 114of 217
Period maximum 63.2 per 1001961
Period minimum 48.1 per 1002008

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64

Age dependency ratio — Australia, 1960–2025455055606519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 63.2 per 1001962: 62.9 per 1001964: 62.1 per 1001966: 61.2 per 1001968: 60 per 1001970: 59.1 per 1001972: 58.4 per 1001974: 57.4 per 1001976: 56 per 1001978: 54.5 per 1001980: 53.5 per 1001982: 52.7 per 1001984: 51.7 per 1001986: 50.5 per 1001988: 49.7 per 1001990: 49.5 per 1001992: 49.8 per 1001994: 50.1 per 1001996: 50 per 1001998: 49.8 per 1002000: 49.5 per 1002002: 49.1 per 1002004: 48.6 per 1002006: 48.3 per 1002008: 48.1 per 1002010: 48.4 per 1002012: 49.3 per 1002014: 50.5 per 1002016: 51.6 per 1002018: 52.4 per 1002020: 53.6 per 1002022: 54.6 per 1002024: 55.2 per 1002025: 55.7 per 100
Change over the period: −7.5 (−11.9%) Average annual rate: -0.19 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 55.7 per 100
World 54.5 per 100
East Asia & Pacific 46.2 per 100
Australia and New Zealand computed 55.6 per 100
High-income countries computed 55.6 per 100
Age dependency ratio — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 55.7 +0.5 +0.88%
2024 55.2 +0.4 +0.69%
2023 54.8 +0.2 +0.45%
2022 54.6 +0.3 +0.61%
2021 54.3 +0.6 +1.21%
2020 53.6 +0.7 +1.3%
2019 52.9 +0.5 +0.9%
2018 52.4 +0.4 +0.77%
2017 52 +0.4 +0.85%
2016 51.6 +0.5 +1.06%
2015 51.1 +0.6 +1.13%
2014 50.5 +0.6 +1.14%
2013 49.9 +0.6 +1.21%
2012 49.3 +0.6 +1.15%
2011 48.8 +0.4 +0.84%
2010 48.4 +0.2 +0.45%
2009 48.1 +0 +0.05%
2008 48.1 −0.1 −0.19%
2007 48.2 −0.1 −0.23%
2006 48.3 −0.1 −0.3%
2005 48.5 −0.2 −0.36%
2004 48.6 −0.2 −0.4%
2003 48.8 −0.2 −0.47%
2002 49.1 −0.2 −0.43%
2001 49.3 −0.2 −0.35%
2000 49.5 −0.2 −0.36%
1999 49.6 −0.2 −0.32%
1998 49.8 −0.1 −0.27%
1997 49.9 −0.1 −0.23%
1996 50 −0.1 −0.12%
1995 50.1 +0 +0.03%
1994 50.1 +0.1 +0.22%
1993 50 +0.2 +0.35%
1992 49.8 +0.2 +0.39%
1991 49.6 +0.1 +0.3%
1990 49.5 −0 −0.04%
1989 49.5 −0.2 −0.38%
1988 49.7 −0.3 −0.67%
1987 50 −0.5 −0.97%
1986 50.5 −0.6 −1.12%
1985 51.1 −0.6 −1.12%
1984 51.7 −0.6 −1.06%
1983 52.2 −0.5 −0.94%
1982 52.7 −0.4 −0.8%
1981 53.1 −0.4 −0.74%
1980 53.5 −0.5 −0.84%
1979 54 −0.6 −1.05%
1978 54.5 −0.7 −1.23%
1977 55.2 −0.7 −1.33%
1976 56 −0.7 −1.27%
1975 56.7 −0.7 −1.17%
1974 57.4 −0.6 −1.06%
1973 58 −0.5 −0.79%
1972 58.4 −0.3 −0.59%
1971 58.8 −0.4 −0.6%
1970 59.1 −0.4 −0.62%
1969 59.5 −0.5 −0.8%
1968 60 −0.6 −1.03%
1967 60.6 −0.6 −0.95%
1966 61.2 −0.5 −0.8%
1965 61.7 −0.4 −0.72%
1964 62.1 −0.4 −0.6%
1963 62.5 −0.4 −0.63%
1962 62.9 −0.3 −0.52%
1961 63.2 +0 +0.04%
1960 63.2 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 55 AU Australia 55.7
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About the indicator

The ratio of people younger than 15 and older than 64 to the population aged 15–64, per 100 people. It shows how many dependents there are for every 100 people of working age. The minimum of the ratio is the so-called demographic window, when children have already grown up but the population has not yet aged; it was in that period that the economic surges of East Asia took place.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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