Age dependency ratio — all countries

Age dependency ratio — Singapore

Age dependency ratio in Singapore in 2025 — 35 per 100. Ranked 8 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 60.7%.

2025 35 per 100 +2.97% vs 2024
World rank 8of 217
Period maximum 89.6 per 1001961
Period minimum 26.9 per 1002012

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64

Age dependency ratio — Singapore, 1960–2025025507510019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 88.9 per 1001962: 89.4 per 1001964: 87 per 1001966: 83.1 per 1001968: 78.3 per 1001970: 72.4 per 1001972: 66.2 per 1001974: 60.3 per 1001976: 54.8 per 1001978: 49.9 per 1001980: 45.2 per 1001982: 40.9 per 1001984: 39.5 per 1001986: 39.2 per 1001988: 38 per 1001990: 37 per 1001992: 36.6 per 1001994: 36.1 per 1001996: 34.8 per 1001998: 33.6 per 1002000: 33.4 per 1002002: 33.1 per 1002004: 32.7 per 1002006: 31.2 per 1002008: 28.6 per 1002010: 27.3 per 1002012: 26.9 per 1002014: 27.3 per 1002016: 28.2 per 1002018: 29.6 per 1002020: 31.2 per 1002022: 32.8 per 1002024: 33.9 per 1002025: 35 per 100
Change over the period: −53.9 (−60.68%) Average annual rate: -1.43 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Singapore 35 per 100
World 54.5 per 100
East Asia & Pacific 46.2 per 100
South-Eastern Asia computed 46.8 per 100
High-income countries computed 55.6 per 100
Age dependency ratio — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 35 +1 +2.97%
2024 33.9 +0.8 +2.47%
2023 33.1 +0.3 +1.01%
2022 32.8 +0.5 +1.46%
2021 32.3 +1.2 +3.72%
2020 31.2 +1 +3.23%
2019 30.2 +0.6 +2.14%
2018 29.6 +0.7 +2.45%
2017 28.8 +0.7 +2.46%
2016 28.2 +0.5 +1.7%
2015 27.7 +0.4 +1.36%
2014 27.3 +0.3 +1.09%
2013 27 +0.1 +0.54%
2012 26.9 −0.1 −0.28%
2011 26.9 −0.4 −1.43%
2010 27.3 −0.5 −1.91%
2009 27.9 −0.8 −2.64%
2008 28.6 −1.2 −4.16%
2007 29.9 −1.3 −4.16%
2006 31.2 −0.9 −2.8%
2005 32.1 −0.6 −1.83%
2004 32.7 −0.4 −1.14%
2003 33 −0.1 −0.31%
2002 33.1 −0 −0.13%
2001 33.2 −0.2 −0.66%
2000 33.4 −0.1 −0.41%
1999 33.5 −0.1 −0.21%
1998 33.6 −0.4 −1.26%
1997 34 −0.8 −2.19%
1996 34.8 −0.8 −2.2%
1995 35.6 −0.6 −1.53%
1994 36.1 −0.3 −0.76%
1993 36.4 −0.1 −0.41%
1992 36.6 −0.1 −0.38%
1991 36.7 −0.3 −0.75%
1990 37 −0.5 −1.26%
1989 37.5 −0.5 −1.38%
1988 38 −0.6 −1.6%
1987 38.6 −0.6 −1.53%
1986 39.2 −0.2 −0.45%
1985 39.4 −0.1 −0.24%
1984 39.5 −0.5 −1.18%
1983 39.9 −1 −2.39%
1982 40.9 −1.8 −4.31%
1981 42.8 −2.5 −5.45%
1980 45.2 −2.4 −4.96%
1979 47.6 −2.3 −4.6%
1978 49.9 −2.4 −4.59%
1977 52.3 −2.5 −4.55%
1976 54.8 −2.7 −4.65%
1975 57.4 −2.8 −4.71%
1974 60.3 −2.9 −4.63%
1973 63.2 −3 −4.54%
1972 66.2 −3.1 −4.46%
1971 69.3 −3.1 −4.3%
1970 72.4 −3 −4.02%
1969 75.5 −2.8 −3.61%
1968 78.3 −2.5 −3.15%
1967 80.8 −2.3 −2.74%
1966 83.1 −2 −2.39%
1965 85.1 −1.8 −2.08%
1964 87 −1.5 −1.7%
1963 88.5 −1 −1.07%
1962 89.4 −0.2 −0.19%
1961 89.6 +0.7 +0.77%
1960 88.9

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.