Old age dependency ratio rose 3.21% to 15.2% in Turkey in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Turkey reached an all time high of 15.2% in 2024 and an all time low of 5.19% in 1950. When compared to Turkey's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Bulgaria amounted to 34.5%, 36.2% in Greece, 5.85% in Iraq and 11.3% in Iran in 2024.
Turkey has been ranked 69th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 6 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 |
| Albania | % | 39.8% | 40.4% | 41.1% | 41.8% | 42.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 50.1% | 51.4% | 52.7% | 54.0% | 55.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 60.3% | 61.9% | 62.9% | 64.0% | 65.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 27.5% | 28.8% | 30.8% | 32.8% | 34.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 10.3% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 11.3% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 11.2% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 14.0% | 15.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| North Macedonia | % | 42.1% | 43.3% | 44.8% | 46.3% | 47.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 12.5% | 12.9% | 13.3% | 13.8% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 46.7% | 48.4% | 49.8% | 51.4% | 52.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 22.4% | 23.6% | 25.0% | 26.3% | 27.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 45.3% | 46.9% | 48.6% | 50.4% | 52.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 16.5% | 17.1% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 19.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 31.1% | 32.2% | 33.4% | 34.6% | 35.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 16.2% | 16.6% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 18.3% |
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