×

Hot countries Compared by People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population

DEFINITION: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 UgandaUganda 1.12 2005
=2 NigerNiger 1.04 2005
=2 MaliMali 1.04 2005
4 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1.02 2005
=5 ChadChad 1.01 2005
=5 MalawiMalawi 1.01 2005
=7 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1 2005
=7 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1 2005
9 LiberiaLiberia 0.97 2005
10 AngolaAngola 0.96 2005
=11 ZambiaZambia 0.95 2005
=11 YemenYemen 0.95 2005
13 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.94 2005
14 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.91 2005
=15 MozambiqueMozambique 0.9 2005
=15 NigeriaNigeria 0.9 2005
=15 GuineaGuinea 0.9 2005
=15 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.9 2005
=19 EritreaEritrea 0.89 2005
=19 MadagascarMadagascar 0.89 2005
=21 BeninBenin 0.88 2005
=21 SomaliaSomalia 0.88 2005
=23 TogoTogo 0.87 2005
=23 MauritaniaMauritania 0.87 2005
25 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.86 2005
26 TanzaniaTanzania 0.85 2005
=27 KenyaKenya 0.84 2005
=27 SenegalSenegal 0.84 2005
=27 IraqIraq 0.84 1999
30 SamoaSamoa 0.83 2005
31 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.82 2005
=32 CameroonCameroon 0.81 2005
=32 ComorosComoros 0.81 2005
=34 SwazilandSwaziland 0.8 2005
=34 GabonGabon 0.8 2005
=34 LaosLaos 0.8 2005
=34 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.8 2005
38 MaldivesMaldives 0.79 2005
39 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.78 2005
40 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.77 2005
=41 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.76 2005
=41 HondurasHonduras 0.76 2005
43 SudanSudan 0.75 2005
=44 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.74 2005
=44 BoliviaBolivia 0.74 2005
=44 GhanaGhana 0.74 2005
=47 PakistanPakistan 0.73 2005
=47 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.73 2005
49 TongaTonga 0.72 2005
50 HaitiHaiti 0.71 2005
=51 BelizeBelize 0.7 2005
=51 ParaguayParaguay 0.7 2005
53 BotswanaBotswana 0.69 2005
54 CambodiaCambodia 0.68 2005
55 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.67 2005
56 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.65 2005
=57 BangladeshBangladesh 0.64 2005
=57 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.64 2005
59 JamaicaJamaica 0.63 2005
=60 EcuadorEcuador 0.62 2005
=60 EgyptEgypt 0.62 2005
62 IndiaIndia 0.6 2005
=63 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.59 2005
=63 OmanOman 0.59 2005
65 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.58 2005
=66 PanamaPanama 0.57 2005
=66 ColombiaColombia 0.57 2005
=66 SurinameSuriname 0.57 2005
=66 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.57 2005
=66 MexicoMexico 0.57 2005
=71 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.56 2005
=71 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.56 2005
73 FijiFiji 0.55 2005
74 VietnamVietnam 0.54 2005
=75 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.53 2005
=75 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.53 2005
=75 GuyanaGuyana 0.53 2005
=78 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.52 2005
=78 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.52 2005
=78 BurmaBurma 0.52 2005
=78 LibyaLibya 0.52 2005
=78 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.52 2005
=83 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.51 2005
=83 BrazilBrazil 0.51 2005
85 BruneiBrunei 0.49 2005
86 AustraliaAustralia 0.48 2005
87 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.46 2005
=88 MauritiusMauritius 0.45 2005
=88 ThailandThailand 0.45 2005
=90 BahrainBahrain 0.43 2005
=90 CubaCuba 0.43 2005
=92 BarbadosBarbados 0.41 2005
=92 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.41 2005
94 SingaporeSingapore 0.39 2005
95 Hong KongHong Kong 0.36 2005
96 KuwaitKuwait 0.35 2005
97 MacauMacau 0.32 2005
98 QatarQatar 0.3 2005

Citation

Hot countries Compared by People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population

NationMaster
+

Interesting observations about People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population

  • Uganda ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Mali ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Israel ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
  • Sweden ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Albania ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Pakistan ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • United Arab Emirates has ranked last for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population since 1997.
  • France ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Eurozone in 2005.
  • Malawi ranked second for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Bhutan ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Cold countries in 2005.
Follow us on Facebook to get interesting stats:

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×