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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.
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1 UgandaUganda 1.12 2005
=2 NigerNiger 1.04 2005
=2 MaliMali 1.04 2005
4 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1.02 2005
=5 MalawiMalawi 1.01 2005
=5 ChadChad 1.01 2005
=7 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1 2005
=7 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1 2005
=7 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1 2005
10 LiberiaLiberia 0.97 2005
11 AngolaAngola 0.96 2005
=12 YemenYemen 0.95 2005
=12 ZambiaZambia 0.95 2005
=14 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.94 2005
=14 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.94 1989
=16 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.91 2005
=16 BurundiBurundi 0.91 2005
=18 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.9 2005
=18 GuineaGuinea 0.9 2005
=18 NigeriaNigeria 0.9 2005
=18 MozambiqueMozambique 0.9 2005
=22 MadagascarMadagascar 0.89 2005
=22 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.89 2005
=22 EritreaEritrea 0.89 2005
=25 SomaliaSomalia 0.88 2005
=25 BeninBenin 0.88 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.872 2005
=27 MauritaniaMauritania 0.87 2005
=27 TogoTogo 0.87 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.864 2005
29 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.86 2005
=30 TanzaniaTanzania 0.85 2005
=30 RwandaRwanda 0.85 2005
=32 SenegalSenegal 0.84 2005
=32 KenyaKenya 0.84 2005
=32 IraqIraq 0.84 1999
35 SamoaSamoa 0.83 2005
=36 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.82 2005
=36 NamibiaNamibia 0.82 2005
=38 CameroonCameroon 0.81 2005
=38 ComorosComoros 0.81 2005
=40 SwazilandSwaziland 0.8 2005
=40 GabonGabon 0.8 2005
=40 LaosLaos 0.8 2005
=40 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.8 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.795 2005
44 MaldivesMaldives 0.79 2005
=45 East TimorEast Timor 0.78 2005
=45 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.78 2005
=45 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.78 2005
=45 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.78 2005
=45 LesothoLesotho 0.78 2005
50 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.77 2005
=51 VanuatuVanuatu 0.76 2005
=51 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.76 2005
=51 HondurasHonduras 0.76 2005
=54 TajikistanTajikistan 0.75 2005
=54 SudanSudan 0.75 2005
=54 BhutanBhutan 0.75 2005
=57 NepalNepal 0.74 2005
=57 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.74 2005
=57 BoliviaBolivia 0.74 2005
=57 GhanaGhana 0.74 2005
=57 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.74 2005
=62 PakistanPakistan 0.73 2005
=62 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.73 2005
64 TongaTonga 0.72 2005
65 HaitiHaiti 0.71 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 0.703 2005
=66 BelizeBelize 0.7 2005
=66 ParaguayParaguay 0.7 2005
68 BotswanaBotswana 0.69 2005
=69 JordanJordan 0.68 2005
=69 CambodiaCambodia 0.68 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.68 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 0.679 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.673 1999
=71 SyriaSyria 0.67 2005
=71 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.67 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.67 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 0.652 2005
73 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.65 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.642 2005
=74 BangladeshBangladesh 0.64 2005
=74 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.64 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.638 2005
76 JamaicaJamaica 0.63 2005
=77 EcuadorEcuador 0.62 2005
=77 EgyptEgypt 0.62 2005
=79 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.61 2005
=79 IsraelIsrael 0.61 2005
=81 IndiaIndia 0.6 2005
=81 PeruPeru 0.6 2005
=81 UruguayUruguay 0.6 2005
=81 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.6 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 0.591 2005
=85 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.59 2005
=85 OmanOman 0.59 2005
=87 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.58 2005
=87 ArgentinaArgentina 0.58 2005
=87 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.58 2005
=90 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.57 2005
=90 PanamaPanama 0.57 2005
=90 ColombiaColombia 0.57 2005
=90 SurinameSuriname 0.57 2005
=90 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.57 2005
=90 MexicoMexico 0.57 2005
=90 GuamGuam 0.57 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 0.566 2005
=97 MoroccoMorocco 0.56 2005
=97 LebanonLebanon 0.56 2005
=97 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.56 2005
=97 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.56 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.559 2005
101 FijiFiji 0.55 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.547 2005
=102 AlbaniaAlbania 0.54 2005
=102 VietnamVietnam 0.54 2005
=104 TurkeyTurkey 0.53 2005
=104 FranceFrance 0.53 2005
=104 NorwayNorway 0.53 2005
=104 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.53 2005
=104 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.53 2005
=104 SwedenSweden 0.53 2005
=104 GuyanaGuyana 0.53 2005
=111 LibyaLibya 0.52 2005
=111 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.52 2005
=111 MongoliaMongolia 0.52 2005
=111 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.52 2005
=111 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.52 2005
=111 BelgiumBelgium 0.52 2005
=111 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.52 2005
=111 BurmaBurma 0.52 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.516 2005
=119 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.51 2005
=119 DenmarkDenmark 0.51 2005
=119 ItalyItaly 0.51 2005
=119 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.51 2005
=119 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.51 2005
=119 JapanJapan 0.51 2005
=119 BrazilBrazil 0.51 2005
=119 IcelandIceland 0.51 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 0.503 2005
=127 FinlandFinland 0.5 2005
=127 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.5 2005
=127 IranIran 0.5 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.497 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 0.493 2005
=130 PortugalPortugal 0.49 2005
=130 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.49 2005
=130 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.49 2005
=130 ArmeniaArmenia 0.49 2005
=130 United StatesUnited States 0.49 2005
=130 BruneiBrunei 0.49 2005
=130 ChileChile 0.49 2005
=130 CroatiaCroatia 0.49 2005
=130 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.49 2005
=130 GermanyGermany 0.49 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.483 2005
=140 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.48 2005
=140 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.48 2005
=140 AustraliaAustralia 0.48 2005
=140 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 0.48 2005
=140 GreeceGreece 0.48 2005
=140 AustriaAustria 0.48 2005
=140 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.48 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.476 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 0.476 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.474 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 0.473 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.471 2005
=147 LithuaniaLithuania 0.47 2005
=147 CyprusCyprus 0.47 2005
=147 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.47 2005
=147 TunisiaTunisia 0.47 2005
=151 EstoniaEstonia 0.46 2005
=151 LatviaLatvia 0.46 2005
=151 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.46 2005
=151 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.46 2005
=155 UkraineUkraine 0.45 2005
=155 MauritiusMauritius 0.45 2005
=155 IrelandIreland 0.45 2005
=155 ThailandThailand 0.45 2005
=155 HungaryHungary 0.45 2005
=155 SpainSpain 0.45 2005
=155 MaltaMalta 0.45 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 0.447 2005
=162 CanadaCanada 0.44 2005
=162 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.44 2005
=162 BulgariaBulgaria 0.44 2005
=165 BahrainBahrain 0.43 2005
=165 CubaCuba 0.43 2005
=165 RomaniaRomania 0.43 2005
=165 BelarusBelarus 0.43 2005
169 SloveniaSlovenia 0.42 2005
=170 BarbadosBarbados 0.41 2005
=170 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.41 2005
=170 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.41 2005
=170 ChinaChina 0.41 2005
=170 RussiaRussia 0.41 2005
=170 PolandPoland 0.41 2005
=176 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.4 2005
=176 MoldovaMoldova 0.4 2005
=178 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.39 2005
=178 SingaporeSingapore 0.39 2005
180 Hong KongHong Kong 0.36 2005
181 KuwaitKuwait 0.35 2005
182 MacauMacau 0.32 2005
=183 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.3 2005
=183 QatarQatar 0.3 2005

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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.
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