demographic2023
Total dependency ratio
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
57.8%
Median: 54.9%
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
105.2%
Lowest
Qatar
20.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic105.2%
2Holy See (Vatican City State)103.7%
3Niger98.2%
4Somalia97.0%
5Democratic Republic of the Congo96.7%
By Region
Africa66.2%(9 countries)
Other59.8%(155 countries)
Europe55.3%(32 countries)
Oceania54.5%(2 countries)
North America53.6%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (20.1%)High (105.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 57.8%)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 105.2% |
| 2 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 103.7% |
| 3 | Niger | 98.2% |
| 4 | Somalia | 97.0% |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.7% |
| 6 | Monaco | 96.2% |
| 7 | Mali | 95.6% |
| 8 | Chad | 95.4% |
| 9 | Burundi | 91.8% |
| 10 | Mozambique | 90.6% |
| 11 | Angola | 90.1% |
| 12 | Mauritania | 86.1% |
| 13 | Mayotte | 86.0% |
| 14 | Uganda | 85.5% |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 84.4% |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 83.8% |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 81.9% |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 81.6% |
| 19 | Benin | 81.6% |
| 20 | Togo | 80.9% |
| 21 | Guinea | 80.8% |
| 22 | Cameroon | 80.3% |
| 23 | Nigeria | 80.2% |
| 24 | Samoa | 80.0% |
| 25 | Malawi | 78.3% |
| 26 | Sudan | 78.1% |
| 27 | Zambia | 78.1% |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 78.1% |
| 29 | Republic of the Congo | 77.9% |
| 30 | Yemen | 77.7% |
| 31 | Republic of The Gambia | 77.6% |
| 32 | Liberia | 76.3% |
| 33 | Madagascar | 75.2% |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 74.9% |
| 35 | Eritrea | 74.9% |
| 36 | South Sudan | 74.7% |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 74.0% |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.6% |
| 39 | Tonga | 73.1% |
| 40 | Senegal | 73.1% |
| 41 | State of Palestine | 72.9% |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 72.9% |
| 43 | Comoros | 72.0% |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 71.6% |
| 45 | Rwanda | 71.1% |
| 46 | Pakistan | 70.2% |
| 47 | Japan | 69.9% |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 69.8% |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 69.5% |
| 50 | Namibia | 69.1% |
| 51 | Nauru | 69.1% |
| 52 | Gabon | 68.6% |
| 53 | Iraq | 68.0% |
| 54 | Kenya | 67.7% |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 67.1% |
| 56 | Saint Helena | 67.0% |
| 57 | Israel | 66.7% |
| 58 | Ghana | 66.1% |
| 59 | Timor-Leste | 65.5% |
| 60 | Guadeloupe | 65.4% |
| 61 | Martinique | 65.0% |
| 62 | Niue | 65.0% |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 64.2% |
| 64 | Kiribati | 64.1% |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 63.7% |
| 66 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 63.3% |
| 67 | Lesotho | 63.3% |
| 68 | France | 62.6% |
| 69 | Finland | 62.6% |
| 70 | Saint Martin (French part) | 62.2% |
| 71 | Guam | 61.6% |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.5% |
| 73 | French Guiana | 61.4% |
| 74 | Faroe Islands | 61.0% |
| 75 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 60.9% |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 60.9% |
| 77 | Eswatini | 60.8% |
| 78 | Sweden | 60.7% |
| 79 | Cook Islands | 60.6% |
| 80 | Mongolia | 60.0% |
| 81 | Saint Barthélemy | 59.8% |
| 82 | Egypt | 59.8% |
| 83 | Isle of Man | 59.3% |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 59.1% |
| 85 | Greece | 58.9% |
| 86 | Latvia | 58.8% |
| 87 | Algeria | 58.8% |
| 88 | Portugal | 58.7% |
| 89 | Croatia | 58.6% |
| 90 | Guatemala | 58.4% |
| 91 | Estonia | 58.4% |
| 92 | Germany | 58.0% |
| 93 | Serbia | 57.9% |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 57.8% |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 57.6% |
| 96 | Lebanon | 57.6% |
| 97 | Denmark | 57.4% |
| 98 | Belgium | 57.3% |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 57.2% |
| 100 | Georgia | 57.1% |
| 101 | Italy | 57.1% |
| 102 | Botswana | 56.9% |
| 103 | Slovenia | 56.9% |
| 104 | Czech Republic | 56.8% |
| 105 | Puerto Rico | 56.7% |
| 106 | Haiti | 56.7% |
| 107 | Reunion | 56.4% |
| 108 | Cambodia | 56.4% |
| 109 | Montserrat | 56.3% |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 56.1% |
| 111 | Guyana | 55.8% |
| 112 | Montenegro | 55.7% |
| 113 | Bolivia | 55.5% |
| 114 | Romania | 55.3% |
| 115 | Moldova, Republic of | 55.3% |
| 116 | Jordan | 55.2% |
| 117 | Venezuela | 55.0% |
| 118 | Guernsey | 55.0% |
| 119 | Australia | 54.8% |
| 120 | Wallis and Futuna | 54.7% |
| 121 | Netherlands | 54.6% |
| 122 | Hungary | 54.6% |
| 123 | Honduras | 54.5% |
| 124 | Gibraltar | 54.5% |
| 125 | New Zealand | 54.2% |
| 126 | Paraguay | 54.2% |
| 127 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54.1% |
| 128 | Nepal | 54.0% |
| 129 | American Samoa | 54.0% |
| 130 | Norway | 53.9% |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 53.9% |
| 132 | United States of America | 53.9% |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.5% |
| 134 | Bermuda | 53.3% |
| 135 | Tokelau | 53.2% |
| 136 | Lithuania | 53.2% |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 53.1% |
| 138 | Poland | 53.0% |
| 139 | Canada | 53.0% |
| 140 | Switzerland | 52.9% |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 52.9% |
| 142 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 52.8% |
| 143 | Ireland | 52.8% |
| 144 | Liechtenstein | 52.7% |
| 145 | Dominican Republic | 52.6% |
| 146 | Austria | 52.6% |
| 147 | Uruguay | 52.5% |
| 148 | San Marino | 52.4% |
| 149 | Argentina | 52.4% |
| 150 | Panama | 52.3% |
| 151 | Djibouti | 52.2% |
| 152 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 52.0% |
| 153 | Russian Federation | 51.8% |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 51.7% |
| 155 | Slovakia | 51.4% |
| 156 | Spain | 51.3% |
| 157 | Philippines | 51.2% |
| 158 | Morocco | 51.2% |
| 159 | Belarus | 50.9% |
| 160 | Fiji | 50.9% |
| 161 | Tunisia | 50.6% |
| 162 | Barbados | 50.6% |
| 163 | Suriname | 50.5% |
| 164 | Aruba | 50.5% |
| 165 | Iceland | 50.1% |
| 166 | Peru | 50.0% |
| 167 | Albania | 50.0% |
| 168 | El Salvador | 49.7% |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.7% |
| 170 | Jersey | 49.6% |
| 171 | Ecuador | 49.5% |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 49.1% |
| 173 | Malta | 49.1% |
| 174 | Mexico | 49.0% |
| 175 | Libya | 48.9% |
| 176 | Ukraine | 48.9% |
| 177 | Armenia | 48.7% |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 48.4% |
| 179 | South Africa | 48.4% |
| 180 | Hong Kong | 47.6% |
| 181 | Vietnam | 47.5% |
| 182 | Indonesia | 47.0% |
| 183 | India | 47.0% |
| 184 | Türkiye | 46.7% |
| 185 | Belize | 46.7% |
| 186 | Grenada | 46.4% |
| 187 | Cuba | 46.4% |
| 188 | Myanmar | 46.2% |
| 189 | Curaçao | 46.0% |
| 190 | Northern Mariana Islands | 45.6% |
| 191 | Chile | 45.1% |
| 192 | Costa Rica | 45.0% |
| 193 | North Korea | 44.9% |
| 194 | Greenland | 44.8% |
| 195 | Luxembourg | 44.7% |
| 196 | People's Republic of China | 44.7% |
| 197 | Dominica | 44.6% |
| 198 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 44.4% |
| 199 | Brazil | 44.0% |
| 200 | French Polynesia | 43.8% |
| 201 | Cyprus | 43.6% |
| 202 | Azerbaijan | 43.6% |
| 203 | Taiwan, Province of China | 43.4% |
| 204 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 43.0% |
| 205 | Colombia | 42.8% |
| 206 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.6% |
| 207 | Bahamas | 42.5% |
| 208 | Thailand | 42.4% |
| 209 | Malaysia | 42.3% |
| 210 | Western Sahara | 42.3% |
| 211 | Antigua and Barbuda | 41.7% |
| 212 | Palau | 41.7% |
| 213 | Anguilla | 41.5% |
| 214 | South Korea | 41.4% |
| 215 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 40.9% |
| 216 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 40.9% |
| 217 | Seychelles | 39.8% |
| 218 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 39.0% |
| 219 | Mauritius | 39.0% |
| 220 | Oman | 38.7% |
| 221 | Bhutan | 38.6% |
| 222 | Andorra | 38.2% |
| 223 | Macao | 38.1% |
| 224 | Brunei Darussalam | 38.0% |
| 225 | Saint Lucia | 37.3% |
| 226 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 37.2% |
| 227 | Jamaica | 37.0% |
| 228 | Saudi Arabia | 36.8% |
| 229 | Singapore | 33.1% |
| 230 | Cayman Islands | 33.1% |
| 231 | Maldives | 32.3% |
| 232 | Virgin Islands, British | 32.2% |
| 233 | Bahrain | 29.2% |
| 234 | Kuwait | 27.5% |
| 235 | United Arab Emirates | 22.0% |
| 236 | Qatar | 20.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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