Old age dependency ratio rose 3.00% to 22.4% in Moldova in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Moldova reached an all time high of 22.4% in 2024 and an all time low of 9.13% in 1960. When compared to Moldova's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Bulgaria amounted to 34.5%, 27.6% in Romania, 24.5% in Russia and 26.4% in Ukraine in 2024.
Moldova has been ranked 52nd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 4 places above 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 |
| Bulgaria | % | 50.1% | 51.4% | 52.7% | 54.0% | 55.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 39.2% | 39.8% | 40.6% | 41.5% | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 63.2% | 63.7% | 64.6% | 65.4% | 66.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 60.3% | 61.9% | 62.9% | 64.0% | 65.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 44.1% | 45.6% | 46.4% | 47.3% | 48.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 74.7% | 76.2% | 77.3% | 78.4% | 79.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 30.0% | 30.6% | 32.0% | 33.5% | 35.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 47.1% | 48.5% | 50.4% | 52.4% | 54.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 46.7% | 48.4% | 49.8% | 51.4% | 52.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 32.0% | 32.6% | 33.5% | 34.5% | 35.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 45.3% | 46.9% | 48.6% | 50.4% | 52.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 31.1% | 32.2% | 33.4% | 34.6% | 35.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 37.8% | 38.0% | 38.3% | 38.6% | 38.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 35.2% | 36.0% | 37.1% | 38.2% | 39.4% |
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