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People > Age distribution > Child dependency ratio: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage of dependant children out of total population aged 15 and older. A dependant child is a child aged 0-14.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 NigerNiger 105.52% 2025
2 MaliMali 92.23% 2025
3 ChadChad 86% 2025
4 UgandaUganda 85.6% 2025
5 SomaliaSomalia 85.26% 2025
6 ZambiaZambia 85.21% 2025
7 East TimorEast Timor 82.99% 2025
8 BurundiBurundi 82.97% 2025
9 GambiaGambia 82.25% 2025
10 AngolaAngola 81.49% 2025
11 NigeriaNigeria 80.12% 2025
12 TanzaniaTanzania 78.12% 2025
13 MozambiqueMozambique 77.85% 2025
14 MalawiMalawi 77.17% 2025
15 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 76.6% 2025
16 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 75.73% 2025
17 SenegalSenegal 72.2% 2025
18 CameroonCameroon 69.57% 2025
19 MadagascarMadagascar 68.86% 2025
20 EritreaEritrea 67.74% 2025
21 GuineaGuinea 67.65% 2025
22 South SudanSouth Sudan 67.42% 2025
23 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 67.35% 2025
24 BeninBenin 66.95% 2025
25 LiberiaLiberia 66.95% 2025
26 TogoTogo 66.56% 2025
27 KenyaKenya 65.3% 2025
28 RwandaRwanda 65.16% 2025
29 ComorosComoros 64.93% 2025
30 SudanSudan 62.52% 2025
31 MauritaniaMauritania 62.41% 2025
32 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 62.17% 2025
33 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 61.77% 2025
34 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 61.59% 2025
35 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 61.21% 2025
36 EthiopiaEthiopia 60.89% 2025
37 GuatemalaGuatemala 60.82% 2025
38 GabonGabon 60.74% 2025
39 TajikistanTajikistan 60.08% 2025
40 AfghanistanAfghanistan 59.02% 2025
41 IraqIraq 58.72% 2025
42 ZimbabweZimbabwe 58.61% 2025
43 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 58.58% 2025
44 PalestinePalestine 58.32% 2025
45 SwazilandSwaziland 58.27% 2025
46 GhanaGhana 56.26% 2025
47 YemenYemen 55.89% 2025
48 SamoaSamoa 55.46% 2025
49 LesothoLesotho 54.48% 2025
50 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 53.67% 2025
51 MayotteMayotte 53.46% 2025
52 TongaTonga 52.37% 2025
53 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 50.46% 2025
54 VanuatuVanuatu 50.31% 2025
55 DjiboutiDjibouti 49.59% 2025
56 BoliviaBolivia 49.53% 2025
57 NamibiaNamibia 49.07% 2025
58 LaosLaos 48.57% 2025
59 JordanJordan 48.47% 2025
60 HondurasHonduras 47.92% 2025
61 HaitiHaiti 47.9% 2025
62 PhilippinesPhilippines 47.38% 2025
63 BotswanaBotswana 47.19% 2025
64 CambodiaCambodia 45.74% 2025
65 ParaguayParaguay 45.67% 2025
66 French GuianaFrench Guiana 45.47% 2025
67 KiribatiKiribati 45.35% 2025
68 PakistanPakistan 44.68% 2025
69 SyriaSyria 44.35% 2025
70 EgyptEgypt 43.73% 2025
71 BelizeBelize 43.38% 2025
72 AlgeriaAlgeria 42.41% 2025
73 NicaraguaNicaragua 42.41% 2025
74 IsraelIsrael 42.08% 2025
75 MoroccoMorocco 41.58% 2025
76 El SalvadorEl Salvador 40.75% 2025
77 South AfricaSouth Africa 40.46% 2025
78 FijiFiji 40.08% 2025
79 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 40.02% 2025
80 MongoliaMongolia 39.87% 2025
81 EcuadorEcuador 39.87% 2025
82 NepalNepal 39.13% 2025
83 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 38.95% 2025
84 KazakhstanKazakhstan 38.92% 2025
85 GuyanaGuyana 38.41% 2025
86 GrenadaGrenada 37.83% 2025
87 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 37.74% 2025
88 MaldivesMaldives 37.61% 2025
89 UzbekistanUzbekistan 37.59% 2025
90 VenezuelaVenezuela 37.4% 2025
91 IndiaIndia 37.29% 2025
92 PeruPeru 37.14% 2025
93 PanamaPanama 37.14% 2025
94 JamaicaJamaica 36.33% 2025
95 LibyaLibya 35.9% 2025
96 BangladeshBangladesh 35.73% 2025
97 ColombiaColombia 35.55% 2025
98 GuamGuam 35.43% 2025
99 Sri LankaSri Lanka 35.1% 2025
100 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 35.08% 2025
101 Cape VerdeCape Verde 35.01% 2025
102 MexicoMexico 34.41% 2025
103 IndonesiaIndonesia 34.29% 2025
104 ArgentinaArgentina 34.16% 2025
105 SurinameSuriname 33.97% 2025
106 MalaysiaMalaysia 33.97% 2025
107 BhutanBhutan 33.97% 2025
108 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 33.58% 2025
109 IranIran 32.79% 2025
110 KuwaitKuwait 32.7% 2025
111 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 32.23% 2025
112 TunisiaTunisia 32.16% 2025
113 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 31.93% 2025
114 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 31.87% 2025
115 TurkeyTurkey 31.76% 2025
116 UruguayUruguay 31.33% 2025
117 SeychellesSeychelles 31.23% 2025
118 IcelandIceland 31.22% 2025
119 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 31.19% 2025
120 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 31.08% 2025
121 IrelandIreland 30.97% 2025
122 AustraliaAustralia 30.63% 2025
123 The BahamasThe Bahamas 30.55% 2025
124 New ZealandNew Zealand 30.55% 2025
125 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 30.47% 2025
126 BurmaBurma 30.45% 2025
127 United StatesUnited States 30.42% 2025
128 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 30.36% 2025
129 OmanOman 30.13% 2025
130 SwedenSweden 30.03% 2025
131 NorwayNorway 29.87% 2025
132 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 29.47% 2025
133 FranceFrance 29.22% 2025
134 North KoreaNorth Korea 29.13% 2025
135 BrazilBrazil 28.54% 2025
136 BruneiBrunei 28.45% 2025
137 GeorgiaGeorgia 28.37% 2025
138 AlbaniaAlbania 28.36% 2025
139 Costa RicaCosta Rica 28.31% 2025
140 ChileChile 28.26% 2025
141 FinlandFinland 28.08% 2025
142 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 28.03% 2025
143 BelgiumBelgium 27.91% 2025
144 VietnamVietnam 27.71% 2025
145 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 27.52% 2025
146 DenmarkDenmark 27.48% 2025
147 LebanonLebanon 27.15% 2025
148 CanadaCanada 27.07% 2025
149 BarbadosBarbados 26.96% 2025
150 LatviaLatvia 26.87% 2025
151 ArmeniaArmenia 26.62% 2025
152 LuxembourgLuxembourg 26.33% 2025
153 LithuaniaLithuania 26.17% 2025
154 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 25.91% 2025
155 RussiaRussia 25.88% 2025
156 EstoniaEstonia 25.87% 2025
157 NetherlandsNetherlands 25.65% 2025
158 MartiniqueMartinique 25.48% 2025
159 MontenegroMontenegro 25.26% 2025
160 ChinaChina 25.07% 2025
161 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 24.92% 2025
162 PolandPoland 24.76% 2025
163 MoldovaMoldova 24.7% 2025
164 BelarusBelarus 24.35% 2025
165 UkraineUkraine 24.22% 2025
166 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 24.09% 2025
167 BahrainBahrain 23.79% 2025
168 MauritiusMauritius 23.76% 2025
169 AustriaAustria 23.5% 2025
170 CyprusCyprus 23.47% 2025
171 SlovakiaSlovakia 23.31% 2025
172 HungaryHungary 23.21% 2025
173 ArubaAruba 23.04% 2025
174 BulgariaBulgaria 22.83% 2025
175 CroatiaCroatia 22.74% 2025
176 SloveniaSlovenia 22.73% 2025
177 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 22.55% 2025
178 RomaniaRomania 22.43% 2025
179 GreeceGreece 22.12% 2025
180 SpainSpain 21.98% 2025
181 ItalyItaly 21.9% 2025
182 Channel IslandsChannel Islands 21.59% 2025
183 JapanJapan 21.46% 2025
184 SerbiaSerbia 21.44% 2025
185 MacauMacau 21.42% 2025
186 SingaporeSingapore 21.4% 2025
187 MaltaMalta 21.34% 2025
188 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 21.26% 2025
189 GermanyGermany 21.2% 2025
190 ThailandThailand 20.82% 2025
191 Hong KongHong Kong 20.72% 2025
192 South KoreaSouth Korea 20.7% 2025
193 CubaCuba 19.74% 2025
194 PortugalPortugal 19.21% 2025
195 United Arab EmiratesUAE 17.54% 2025
196 QatarQatar 15.31% 2025

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People > Age distribution > Child dependency ratio: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about People > Age distribution > Child dependency ratio

  • Niger has ranked in the top 2 for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2010.
  • Zambia has ranked in the top 2 for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2050.
  • Mali has ranked in the top 4 for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2015.
  • Somalia has ranked in the top 8 for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2005.
  • Nigeria has ranked in the top 7 for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2040.
  • Malawi has ranked in the top 4 for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2085.
  • Tanzania has ranked in the top 7 for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2050.
  • Qatar has ranked third last for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2085.
  • Bahrain has ranked 4th from the bottom for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2070.
  • Burundi has ranked in the top 6 for age distribution > child dependency ratio since 2075.
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