Age dependency ratio - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Dependent people as percent of the working age population, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 76.54 percent. The highest value was in Niger: 104.73 percent and the lowest value was in Mauritius: 41.48 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Age dependency ratio, 2023 Global rank Available data
Niger 104.73 1 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 101.45 2 1960 - 2023
Somalia 98.44 3 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 97.61 4 1960 - 2023
Chad 97.47 5 1960 - 2023
Mali 97.27 6 1960 - 2023
Burundi 91 7 1960 - 2023
Angola 90.23 8 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 85.92 9 1960 - 2023
Uganda 85.69 10 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 84.71 11 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 84.7 12 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 84.33 13 1960 - 2023
Benin 82.94 14 1960 - 2023
Gambia 81.9 15 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 80.52 16 1960 - 2023
Malawi 80.46 17 1960 - 2023
Guinea 80.25 18 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 79.74 19 1960 - 2023
Sudan 79.46 20 1960 - 2023
Senegal 79.45 21 1960 - 2023
Zambia 79.27 22 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 77.22 23 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 77.08 24 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 76.64 25 1960 - 2023
Liberia 76.37 26 1960 - 2023
Togo 74.88 27 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 74.54 28 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 74.49 29 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 73.84 30 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 73.77 31 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 72.82 32 1960 - 2023
Comoros 72.58 33 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 71.51 34 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 70.46 35 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 70.19 36 1960 - 2023
Ghana 67.37 37 1960 - 2023
Namibia 67.1 38 1960 - 2023
Kenya 67.02 39 1960 - 2023
Gabon 66.62 40 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 62.28 41 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 61.44 42 1960 - 2023
Botswana 56.21 43 1960 - 2023
South Africa 51.86 44 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 45.94 45 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 45.92 46 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 41.48 47 1960 - 2023



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. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

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1. Niger
2. C.A. Republic
3. Somalia
4. DR Congo
5. Chad
6. Mali
7. Burundi
8. Angola
9. Tanzania
10. Uganda
11. Mozambique
12. Burkina Faso
13. Nigeria
14. Benin
15. Gambia
16. Cameroon
17. Malawi
18. Guinea
19. Mauritania
20. Sudan
21. Senegal
22. Zambia
23. Zimbabwe
24. Ivory Coast
25. R. of Congo
26. Liberia
27. Togo
28. S.T.&Principe
29. Eritrea
30. G.-Bissau
31. Ethiopia
32. Madagascar
33. Comoros
34. Sierra Leone
35. Rwanda
36. Eq. Guinea
37. Ghana
38. Namibia
39. Kenya
40. Gabon
41. Swaziland
42. Lesotho
43. Botswana
44. South Africa
45. Seychelles
46. Cape Verde
47. Mauritius
104.73
101.45
98.44
97.61
97.47
97.27
91.00
90.23
85.92
85.69
84.71
84.70
84.33
82.94
81.90
80.52
80.46
80.25
79.74
79.46
79.45
79.27
77.22
77.08
76.64
76.37
74.88
74.54
74.49
73.84
73.77
72.82
72.58
71.51
70.46
70.19
67.37
67.10
67.02
66.62
62.28
61.44
56.21
51.86
45.94
45.92
41.48
0
26.2
52.4
78.5
104.73


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