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Age dependency ratio

Tier A· OfficialDescriptive

Dependents (under 15 and over 64) per 100 working-age people. Descriptive — high values can mean many children or many elderly.

100 = highest dependency ratio, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

How this score is built

Age dependency ratio — people younger than 15 and older than 64 per 100 people of working age (15–64) — World Bank indicator SP.POP.DPND. Descriptive: a high ratio can reflect a young population (many children) or an ageing one (many elderly) — very different situations that are neither simply good nor bad — so it uses a neutral colour and is off the radar. Normalized with min–max; the raw ratio is shown. Most recent year per country.

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100 = highest dependency ratio, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

Full ranking

215 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stCentral African RepublicCAF
100100
103.586 dependents per 100 working-age
2ndMonacoMCO
94.6795
99.1326 dependents per 100 working-age
3rdSomaliaSOM
91.892
96.7394 dependents per 100 working-age
4thDR CongoCOD
91.1791
96.208 dependents per 100 working-age
5thNigerNER
90.390
95.4819 dependents per 100 working-age
6thMaliMLI
87.287
92.89 dependents per 100 working-age
7thChadTCD
86.8687
92.6061 dependents per 100 working-age
8thAngolaAGO
82.1382
88.6558 dependents per 100 working-age
9thMozambiqueMOZ
81.7482
88.3325 dependents per 100 working-age
10thBurundiBDI
80.1780
87.0185 dependents per 100 working-age
11thMauritaniaMRT
76.4776
83.9294 dependents per 100 working-age
12thTanzaniaTZA
75.4775
83.0907 dependents per 100 working-age
13thUgandaUGA
75.2975
82.948 dependents per 100 working-age
14thAfghanistanAFG
73.8974
81.7736 dependents per 100 working-age
15thBeninBEN
71.6472
79.8969 dependents per 100 working-age
16thSamoaWSM
70.5571
78.9865 dependents per 100 working-age
17thGuineaGIN
70.1470
78.6397 dependents per 100 working-age
18thCameroonCMR
69.8170
78.3644 dependents per 100 working-age
19thTogoTGO
69.6870
78.26 dependents per 100 working-age
20thBurkina FasoBFA
69.570
78.1075 dependents per 100 working-age
21stZimbabweZWE
69.4769
78.0787 dependents per 100 working-age
22ndSudanSDN
68.5469
77.3061 dependents per 100 working-age
23rdNigeriaNGA
68.569
77.2712 dependents per 100 working-age
24thYemenYEM
68.4168
77.1973 dependents per 100 working-age
25thIvory CoastCIV
66.7167
75.7743 dependents per 100 working-age
26thCongoCOG
66.3266
75.4522 dependents per 100 working-age
27thZambiaZMB
66.266
75.3496 dependents per 100 working-age
28thGambiaGMB
65.9766
75.1566 dependents per 100 working-age
29thMalawiMWI
65.2665
74.5659 dependents per 100 working-age
30thLiberiaLBR
64.1764
73.6572 dependents per 100 working-age
31stMadagascarMDG
64.1664
73.6429 dependents per 100 working-age
32ndVanuatuVUT
63.964
73.4323 dependents per 100 working-age
33rdEthiopiaETH
62.9563
72.6384 dependents per 100 working-age
34thEritreaERI
62.1562
71.965 dependents per 100 working-age
35thTongaTON
61.8762
71.7339 dependents per 100 working-age
36thGuinea-BissauGNB
61.1461
71.1226 dependents per 100 working-age
37thPalestinePSE
60.7261
70.7725 dependents per 100 working-age
38thSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
60.5761
70.6483 dependents per 100 working-age
39thSenegalSEN
60.5361
70.6164 dependents per 100 working-age
40thComorosCOM
60.3160
70.4277 dependents per 100 working-age
41stJapanJPN
59.9960
70.1621 dependents per 100 working-age
42ndSouth SudanSSD
59.459
69.6687 dependents per 100 working-age
43rdRwandaRWA
59.3459
69.6169 dependents per 100 working-age
44thSierra LeoneSLE
58.9659
69.3032 dependents per 100 working-age
45thEquatorial GuineaGNQ
58.6759
69.0635 dependents per 100 working-age
46thSaint MartinMAF
58.258
68.6684 dependents per 100 working-age
47thPakistanPAK
57.8458
68.3671 dependents per 100 working-age
48thNamibiaNAM
57.2957
67.9083 dependents per 100 working-age
49thGabonGAB
57.0557
67.7091 dependents per 100 working-age
50thSolomon IslandsSLB
56.5657
67.2975 dependents per 100 working-age
51stNauruNRU
56.3656
67.13 dependents per 100 working-age
52ndTuvaluTUV
56.0256
66.8483 dependents per 100 working-age
53rdTajikistanTJK
55.5956
66.4861 dependents per 100 working-age
54thIsraelISR
55.3355
66.2664 dependents per 100 working-age
55thUnited States Virgin IslandsVIR
54.4254
65.5137 dependents per 100 working-age
56thIraqIRQ
54.0854
65.2242 dependents per 100 working-age
57thKenyaKEN
53.4353
64.687 dependents per 100 working-age
58thGhanaGHA
53.2453
64.5207 dependents per 100 working-age
59thGuamGUM
52.4152
63.8349 dependents per 100 working-age
60thMarshall IslandsMHL
51.852
63.3221 dependents per 100 working-age
61stFranceFRA
51.7952
63.31 dependents per 100 working-age
62ndKiribatiKIR
51.752
63.2366 dependents per 100 working-age
63rdFinlandFIN
51.0451
62.6863 dependents per 100 working-age
64thTimor-LesteTLS
50.4550
62.1911 dependents per 100 working-age
65thKazakhstanKAZ
49.8150
61.6556 dependents per 100 working-age
66thLesothoLSO
49.3149
61.2449 dependents per 100 working-age
67thKyrgyzstanKGZ
48.9849
60.9626 dependents per 100 working-age
68thMicronesiaFSM
48.3748
60.4536 dependents per 100 working-age
69thPortugalPRT
48.3148
60.4019 dependents per 100 working-age
70thFaroe IslandsFRO
48.2948
60.3903 dependents per 100 working-age
71stSwedenSWE
48.1948
60.306 dependents per 100 working-age
72ndGermanyDEU
48.148
60.2284 dependents per 100 working-age
73rdIsle of ManIMN
47.8748
60.0388 dependents per 100 working-age
74thLatviaLVA
47.4647
59.6993 dependents per 100 working-age
75thUzbekistanUZB
47.447
59.6418 dependents per 100 working-age
76thEswatiniSWZ
47.3447
59.596 dependents per 100 working-age
77thCroatiaHRV
47.2547
59.5202 dependents per 100 working-age
78thSerbiaSRB
47.2447
59.5108 dependents per 100 working-age
79thGreeceGRC
47.0747
59.3659 dependents per 100 working-age
80thEstoniaEST
46.4746
58.8699 dependents per 100 working-age
81stMongoliaMNG
46.2846
58.7082 dependents per 100 working-age
82ndEgyptEGY
45.7946
58.2966 dependents per 100 working-age
83rdItalyITA
45.5746
58.116 dependents per 100 working-age
84thAlgeriaDZA
45.546
58.0564 dependents per 100 working-age
84thPapua New GuineaPNG
45.546
58.062 dependents per 100 working-age
86thSloveniaSVN
45.3845
57.9614 dependents per 100 working-age
87thDenmarkDNK
45.3545
57.9303 dependents per 100 working-age
88thUnited KingdomGBR
45.3145
57.8967 dependents per 100 working-age
89thBelgiumBEL
45.345
57.8899 dependents per 100 working-age
90thBulgariaBGR
45.2145
57.8166 dependents per 100 working-age
91stPuerto RicoPRI
44.8445
57.5113 dependents per 100 working-age
92ndGeorgiaGEO
44.7545
57.4293 dependents per 100 working-age
93rdMoldovaMDA
44.4944
57.2129 dependents per 100 working-age
94thCzechiaCZE
44.1244
56.9015 dependents per 100 working-age
95thMontenegroMNE
43.8544
56.677 dependents per 100 working-age
96thBotswanaBWA
43.4543
56.3468 dependents per 100 working-age
97thLebanonLBN
43.4243
56.3249 dependents per 100 working-age
98thTurkmenistanTKM
43.4143
56.3143 dependents per 100 working-age
99thGuatemalaGTM
43.343
56.2237 dependents per 100 working-age
100thBermudaBMU
43.2343
56.1587 dependents per 100 working-age
101stGuyanaGUY
43.0843
56.0405 dependents per 100 working-age
102ndCambodiaKHM
42.9743
55.944 dependents per 100 working-age
103rdNetherlandsNLD
42.7643
55.7701 dependents per 100 working-age
104thAustraliaAUS
42.6743
55.6968 dependents per 100 working-age
105thBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
42.4942
55.5413 dependents per 100 working-age
106thRomaniaROU
42.4442
55.5057 dependents per 100 working-age
107thLiechtensteinLIE
42.1842
55.2822 dependents per 100 working-age
108thHaitiHTI
42.1142
55.2283 dependents per 100 working-age
109thHungaryHUN
41.9142
55.0626 dependents per 100 working-age
110thNew ZealandNZL
41.8542
55.0072 dependents per 100 working-age
110thUnited StatesUSA
41.8542
55.0058 dependents per 100 working-age
112thGibraltarGIB
41.6642
54.851 dependents per 100 working-age
113thSwitzerlandCHE
41.3641
54.5967 dependents per 100 working-age
114thAustriaAUT
41.1541
54.421 dependents per 100 working-age
115thCanadaCAN
41.1441
54.4179 dependents per 100 working-age
116thLithuaniaLTU
41.141
54.3857 dependents per 100 working-age
117thPolandPOL
41.0741
54.3548 dependents per 100 working-age
118thBoliviaBOL
40.9741
54.2742 dependents per 100 working-age
119thParaguayPRY
40.7141
54.059 dependents per 100 working-age
120thNorth MacedoniaMKD
40.6141
53.9728 dependents per 100 working-age
121stNorwayNOR
40.4740
53.856 dependents per 100 working-age
122ndSan MarinoSMR
40.4640
53.8451 dependents per 100 working-age
123rdJordanJOR
40.3240
53.7274 dependents per 100 working-age
124thVenezuelaVEN
40.2740
53.6907 dependents per 100 working-age
125thAmerican SamoaASM
40.1440
53.5785 dependents per 100 working-age
126thRussiaRUS
39.9540
53.4196 dependents per 100 working-age
127thHondurasHND
39.9140
53.3854 dependents per 100 working-age
128thNepalNPL
39.5440
53.0835 dependents per 100 working-age
129thLaosLAO
39.4639
53.0169 dependents per 100 working-age
130thSlovakiaSVK
39.3539
52.9201 dependents per 100 working-age
131stDominican RepublicDOM
38.7439
52.4087 dependents per 100 working-age
132ndBangladeshBGD
38.5339
52.2398 dependents per 100 working-age
133rdIrelandIRL
38.5139
52.2163 dependents per 100 working-age
134thArubaABW
38.4438
52.1596 dependents per 100 working-age
135thSpainESP
38.3938
52.1172 dependents per 100 working-age
136thAlbaniaALB
38.338
52.041 dependents per 100 working-age
137thPanamaPAN
38.1738
51.9369 dependents per 100 working-age
138thUruguayURY
38.1638
51.927 dependents per 100 working-age
139thSri LankaLKA
38.1538
51.9192 dependents per 100 working-age
140thBelarusBLR
38.1438
51.9143 dependents per 100 working-age
141stBarbadosBRB
38.0838
51.8605 dependents per 100 working-age
142ndNicaraguaNIC
37.738
51.5386 dependents per 100 working-age
143rdHong KongHKG
37.6138
51.4662 dependents per 100 working-age
144thDjiboutiDJI
37.0537
51.0008 dependents per 100 working-age
145thArgentinaARG
36.7137
50.7162 dependents per 100 working-age
145thMoroccoMAR
36.7137
50.7154 dependents per 100 working-age
147thSurinameSUR
36.3836
50.4407 dependents per 100 working-age
148thTunisiaTUN
36.336
50.3726 dependents per 100 working-age
149thIcelandISL
36.2936
50.3644 dependents per 100 working-age
150thFijiFJI
36.236
50.293 dependents per 100 working-age
151stMaltaMLT
36.1436
50.2404 dependents per 100 working-age
152ndArmeniaARM
36.1236
50.2188 dependents per 100 working-age
153rdSyriaSYR
35.7136
49.8799 dependents per 100 working-age
154thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
35.2835
49.5242 dependents per 100 working-age
155thPeruPER
35.1835
49.4336 dependents per 100 working-age
156thNew CaledoniaNCL
34.6135
48.9582 dependents per 100 working-age
157thPhilippinesPHL
34.5935
48.9489 dependents per 100 working-age
158thEl SalvadorSLV
34.1534
48.5739 dependents per 100 working-age
159thUkraineUKR
34.0734
48.5137 dependents per 100 working-age
160thMexicoMEX
33.9334
48.3955 dependents per 100 working-age
161stSouth AfricaZAF
33.9234
48.3865 dependents per 100 working-age
162ndEcuadorECU
33.6234
48.1381 dependents per 100 working-age
163rdVietnamVNM
33.2433
47.8209 dependents per 100 working-age
164thGreenlandGRL
33.0433
47.6475 dependents per 100 working-age
165thCubaCUB
32.4832
47.186 dependents per 100 working-age
166thLibyaLBY
32.4332
47.1427 dependents per 100 working-age
167thNorthern Mariana IslandsMNP
32.3732
47.0914 dependents per 100 working-age
168thCuraçaoCUW
32.0932
46.8527 dependents per 100 working-age
169thCape VerdeCPV
31.9432
46.733 dependents per 100 working-age
170thIndonesiaIDN
31.7932
46.6061 dependents per 100 working-age
171stGrenadaGRD
31.431
46.2759 dependents per 100 working-age
171stNorth KoreaPRK
31.431
46.2808 dependents per 100 working-age
173rdMyanmarMMR
31.3131
46.2007 dependents per 100 working-age
174thTürkiyeTUR
31.2931
46.1857 dependents per 100 working-age
175thIndiaIND
31.2331
46.1387 dependents per 100 working-age
176thLuxembourgLUX
31.231
46.1097 dependents per 100 working-age
177thBelizeBLZ
31.0431
45.981 dependents per 100 working-age
178thChileCHL
30.1330
45.2153 dependents per 100 working-age
179thCosta RicaCRI
29.9330
45.0548 dependents per 100 working-age
180thCyprusCYP
29.8130
44.9555 dependents per 100 working-age
181stBrazilBRA
29.4529
44.6486 dependents per 100 working-age
182ndDominicaDMA
29.3129
44.53 dependents per 100 working-age
183rdIranIRN
28.7929
44.0982 dependents per 100 working-age
184thSouth KoreaKOR
28.6229
43.9572 dependents per 100 working-age
185thThailandTHA
28.3628
43.7434 dependents per 100 working-age
186thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
28.3328
43.7148 dependents per 100 working-age
187thFrench PolynesiaPYF
28.2928
43.6808 dependents per 100 working-age
188thAzerbaijanAZE
28.2128
43.6139 dependents per 100 working-age
189thChinaCHN
28.0828
43.5106 dependents per 100 working-age
190thColombiaCOL
27.7828
43.2522 dependents per 100 working-age
191stSaint Kitts and NevisKNA
27.4427
42.9751 dependents per 100 working-age
192ndAntigua and BarbudaATG
26.8327
42.464 dependents per 100 working-age
193rdPalauPLW
26.7427
42.3861 dependents per 100 working-age
194thBahamasBHS
26.4326
42.1322 dependents per 100 working-age
195thMalaysiaMYS
25.7126
41.5275 dependents per 100 working-age
196thSint MaartenSXM
25.5726
41.4134 dependents per 100 working-age
197thMacauMAC
24.4324
40.4569 dependents per 100 working-age
198thMauritiusMUS
24.0724
40.1575 dependents per 100 working-age
199thSeychellesSYC
23.7424
39.8824 dependents per 100 working-age
200thAndorraAND
22.9723
39.2385 dependents per 100 working-age
201stBruneiBRN
22.2422
38.6278 dependents per 100 working-age
202ndTurks and Caicos IslandsTCA
21.7622
38.2235 dependents per 100 working-age
203rdSaint LuciaLCA
20.7421
37.3788 dependents per 100 working-age
204thOmanOMN
20.2920
37.0001 dependents per 100 working-age
205thBhutanBTN
20.2520
36.9646 dependents per 100 working-age
206thJamaicaJAM
19.9720
36.7317 dependents per 100 working-age
207thSaudi ArabiaSAU
19.5520
36.3845 dependents per 100 working-age
208thSingaporeSGP
17.8418
34.9531 dependents per 100 working-age
209thCayman IslandsCYM
17.1317
34.3555 dependents per 100 working-age
210thBritish Virgin IslandsVGB
14.214
31.9124 dependents per 100 working-age
211thMaldivesMDV
13.7914
31.5697 dependents per 100 working-age
212thBahrainBHR
10.6311
28.9264 dependents per 100 working-age
213thKuwaitKWT
8.18
26.8198 dependents per 100 working-age
214thUnited Arab EmiratesARE
1.872
21.6097 dependents per 100 working-age
215thQatarQAT
00
20.0496 dependents per 100 working-age
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