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Russia - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 27.3

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

Latest value

27.3 (2025)

Global rank

##52 of 217 economies

vs global median

2.1×

Growth since 1960

2.9×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919601970198019902000201020202025#72#522020 overtook Cuba2021 overtook Georgia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Russia climbed from #72 to #52 (overtook Cuba). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Russia ↓

Key Events — Russia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Soviet collapse curated

Central planning ends; output falls sharply through the 1990s.

1998
Financial default curated

Ruble devalues and the government defaults on domestic debt.

2009
Oil crash recession curated

Falling oil prices and crisis push GDP down.

2015
Sanctions and oil shock curated

Western sanctions and falling oil prices trigger recession.

2020
Overtook Cuba in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Georgia in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020259.4215.3821.3427.3
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