# Old-age dependency ratio — PST
> Latest: 33.62% (2025). Change: +0.7 pp vs 2024.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1960–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SP.POP.DPND.OL — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.OL
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/old-age-dependency-ratio/PST
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 30.8% |
| 2022 | 31.44% |
| 2023 | 32.14% |
| 2024 | 32.87% |
| 2025 | 33.62% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Old-age dependency ratio — PST [Data set]. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/old-age-dependency-ratio/PST. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.OL
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)