Old age dependency ratio rose 1.35% to 32.1% in Estonia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Estonia reached an all time high of 32.3% in 2021 and an all time low of 15.8% in 1955. When compared to Estonia's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Finland amounted to 39.7%, 31.1% in Latvia, 26.5% in Lithuania and 24.5% in Russia in 2024.
Estonia has been ranked 19th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Old Age Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Australia | % | 37.4% | 37.8% | 38.3% | 38.8% | 39.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | % | 35.2% | 35.8% | 36.8% | 37.9% | 38.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 39.2% | 39.8% | 40.6% | 41.5% | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | 43.2% | 43.9% | 44.9% | 45.9% | 46.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 47.0% | 47.3% | 47.7% | 48.2% | 48.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 63.2% | 63.7% | 64.6% | 65.4% | 66.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 22.8% | 23.4% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 25.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 74.7% | 76.2% | 77.3% | 78.4% | 79.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 38.7% | 39.0% | 39.8% | 40.6% | 41.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 38.8% | 39.4% | 40.4% | 41.3% | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 40.3% | 40.6% | 41.0% | 41.3% | 41.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 9.44% | 9.66% | 9.87% | 10.1% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 32.0% | 32.6% | 33.5% | 34.5% | 35.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 37.8% | 38.0% | 38.3% | 38.6% | 38.8% |
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