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Turkey - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 15.45

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

15.45 (2025)

Global rank

##95 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 1960

2×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#86#10319601970198019902000201020202025#105#952007 overtook Kosovo2020 overtook Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Turkey climbed from #105 to #95 (overtook Kosovo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Turkey ↓

Key Events — Turkey

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Banking crisis curated

Lira collapses; deep reform programme follows.

2007
Overtook Kosovo in global rank auto
2018
Lira crisis curated

Currency depreciation and inflation spiral.

2020
Overtook Saint Kitts and Nevis in global rank auto
2021
Inflation surge curated

Unconventional rate policy drives inflation above 50%.

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020257.7310.312.8815.45
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