Australia Average Dependency Ratio 1960-2025
53.32
66 data points
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank
Australia's average dependency ratio from 1960 to 2025 was 53.32, based on 66 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
| 2025 |
55.63 |
+0.42 |
104th |
| 2024 |
55.21 |
+0.38 |
113th |
| 2023 |
54.83 |
+0.25 |
111th |
| 2022 |
54.58 |
+0.33 |
108th |
| 2021 |
54.26 |
+0.65 |
104th |
| 2020 |
53.61 |
+0.69 |
96th |
| 2019 |
52.92 |
+0.47 |
96th |
| 2018 |
52.45 |
+0.40 |
93rd |
| 2017 |
52.04 |
+0.44 |
92nd |
| 2016 |
51.60 |
+0.54 |
93rd |
| 2015 |
51.06 |
+0.57 |
92nd |
| 2014 |
50.49 |
+0.57 |
92nd |
| 2013 |
49.92 |
+0.60 |
90th |
| 2012 |
49.33 |
+0.56 |
84th |
| 2011 |
48.77 |
+0.40 |
81st |
| 2010 |
48.36 |
+0.22 |
79th |
| 2009 |
48.15 |
+0.02 |
73rd |
| 2008 |
48.13 |
−0.09 |
70th |
| 2007 |
48.22 |
−0.11 |
68th |
| 2006 |
48.33 |
−0.15 |
65th |
| 2005 |
48.48 |
−0.17 |
63rd |
| 2004 |
48.65 |
−0.19 |
61st |
| 2003 |
48.84 |
−0.23 |
59th |
| 2002 |
49.07 |
−0.21 |
60th |
| 2001 |
49.29 |
−0.17 |
64th |
| 2000 |
49.46 |
−0.18 |
61st |
| 1999 |
49.64 |
−0.16 |
61st |
| 1998 |
49.80 |
−0.14 |
58th |
| 1997 |
49.93 |
−0.11 |
51st |
| 1996 |
50.05 |
−0.06 |
50th |
| 1995 |
50.11 |
+0.01 |
46th |
| 1994 |
50.10 |
+0.11 |
44th |
| 1993 |
49.99 |
+0.17 |
44th |
| 1992 |
49.81 |
+0.19 |
44th |
| 1991 |
49.62 |
+0.15 |
39th |
| 1990 |
49.47 |
−0.02 |
39th |
| 1989 |
49.49 |
−0.19 |
38th |
| 1988 |
49.68 |
−0.34 |
38th |
| 1987 |
50.01 |
−0.49 |
43rd |
| 1986 |
50.51 |
−0.57 |
44th |
| 1985 |
51.08 |
−0.58 |
42nd |
| 1984 |
51.65 |
−0.55 |
45th |
| 1983 |
52.20 |
−0.50 |
41st |
| 1982 |
52.70 |
−0.43 |
42nd |
| 1981 |
53.13 |
−0.40 |
39th |
| 1980 |
53.52 |
−0.45 |
38th |
| 1979 |
53.98 |
−0.57 |
37th |
| 1978 |
54.55 |
−0.68 |
35th |
| 1977 |
55.23 |
−0.74 |
33rd |
| 1976 |
55.97 |
−0.72 |
34th |
| 1975 |
56.69 |
−0.67 |
37th |
| 1974 |
57.36 |
−0.61 |
35th |
| 1973 |
57.98 |
−0.46 |
36th |
| 1972 |
58.44 |
−0.35 |
39th |
| 1971 |
58.79 |
−0.36 |
38th |
| 1970 |
59.14 |
−0.37 |
38th |
| 1969 |
59.51 |
−0.48 |
41st |
| 1968 |
60.00 |
−0.63 |
40th |
| 1967 |
60.62 |
−0.58 |
43rd |
| 1966 |
61.20 |
−0.49 |
43rd |
| 1965 |
61.69 |
−0.45 |
43rd |
| 1964 |
62.14 |
−0.38 |
43rd |
| 1963 |
62.52 |
−0.40 |
43rd |
| 1962 |
62.91 |
−0.33 |
45th |
| 1961 |
63.25 |
+0.02 |
43rd |
| 1960 |
63.22 |
– |
44th |
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