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Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
57.6%
Median: 54.7%
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
104.7%
Lowest
Qatar
20.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic104.7%
2Monaco98.6%
3Niger96.8%
4Somalia96.8%
5Democratic Republic of the Congo96.5%
By Region
Africa65.5%(9 countries)
Other59.7%(135 countries)
Europe55.7%(32 countries)
Oceania54.9%(2 countries)
North America53.5%(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 (104.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 57.6%)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 104.7% |
| 2 | Monaco | 98.6% |
| 3 | Niger | 96.8% |
| 4 | Somalia | 96.8% |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.5% |
| 6 | Mali | 94.3% |
| 7 | Chad | 92.9% |
| 8 | Mozambique | 89.5% |
| 9 | Burundi | 89.5% |
| 10 | Angola | 89.4% |
| 11 | Mauritania | 85.0% |
| 12 | Uganda | 84.3% |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 83.8% |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 82.8% |
| 15 | Benin | 80.7% |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 80.1% |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 80.0% |
| 18 | Guinea | 79.7% |
| 19 | Samoa | 79.7% |
| 20 | Togo | 79.7% |
| 21 | Cameroon | 79.3% |
| 22 | Nigeria | 78.8% |
| 23 | Sudan | 77.9% |
| 24 | Yemen | 77.5% |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 76.9% |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 76.8% |
| 27 | Zambia | 76.7% |
| 28 | Republic of The Gambia | 76.4% |
| 29 | Malawi | 76.3% |
| 30 | Liberia | 74.9% |
| 31 | Madagascar | 74.4% |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 74.2% |
| 33 | Eritrea | 73.4% |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 73.3% |
| 35 | Tonga | 72.8% |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 72.3% |
| 37 | South Sudan | 72.1% |
| 38 | State of Palestine | 72.1% |
| 39 | Senegal | 71.8% |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 71.6% |
| 41 | Comoros | 71.2% |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 70.4% |
| 43 | Rwanda | 70.3% |
| 44 | Japan | 70.1% |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 69.4% |
| 46 | Pakistan | 69.4% |
| 47 | Namibia | 68.5% |
| 48 | Nauru | 68.4% |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 68.4% |
| 50 | Gabon | 68.3% |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 67.0% |
| 52 | Iraq | 66.7% |
| 53 | Israel | 66.6% |
| 54 | Kenya | 66.1% |
| 55 | Saint Martin (French part) | 66.0% |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 65.6% |
| 57 | Ghana | 65.4% |
| 58 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 64.4% |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 64.2% |
| 60 | Timor-Leste | 63.8% |
| 61 | Kiribati | 63.7% |
| 62 | France | 63.0% |
| 63 | Guam | 62.8% |
| 64 | Finland | 62.7% |
| 65 | Lesotho | 62.3% |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 61.4% |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.4% |
| 68 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 60.8% |
| 69 | Sweden | 60.6% |
| 70 | Faroe Islands | 60.5% |
| 71 | Eswatini | 60.3% |
| 72 | Isle of Man | 59.7% |
| 73 | Portugal | 59.6% |
| 74 | Mongolia | 59.6% |
| 75 | Greece | 59.1% |
| 76 | Latvia | 59.1% |
| 77 | Croatia | 59.0% |
| 78 | Egypt | 59.0% |
| 79 | Germany | 59.0% |
| 80 | Serbia | 58.7% |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 58.6% |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 58.6% |
| 83 | Estonia | 58.6% |
| 84 | Algeria | 58.5% |
| 85 | United Kingdom | 57.9% |
| 86 | Denmark | 57.6% |
| 87 | Belgium | 57.6% |
| 88 | Italy | 57.5% |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 57.5% |
| 90 | Slovenia | 57.4% |
| 91 | Georgia | 57.3% |
| 92 | Guatemala | 57.3% |
| 93 | Puerto Rico | 57.1% |
| 94 | Lebanon | 57.0% |
| 95 | Czech Republic | 56.8% |
| 96 | Botswana | 56.7% |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 56.3% |
| 98 | Moldova, Republic of | 56.3% |
| 99 | Montenegro | 56.1% |
| 100 | Cambodia | 56.1% |
| 101 | Guyana | 56.0% |
| 102 | Haiti | 56.0% |
| 103 | Romania | 55.5% |
| 104 | Australia | 55.2% |
| 105 | Netherlands | 55.1% |
| 106 | Bolivia | 54.9% |
| 107 | Hungary | 54.8% |
| 108 | Bermuda | 54.7% |
| 109 | New Zealand | 54.6% |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.5% |
| 111 | Gibraltar | 54.5% |
| 112 | United States of America | 54.4% |
| 113 | Venezuela | 54.3% |
| 114 | Jordan | 54.3% |
| 115 | Paraguay | 54.1% |
| 116 | American Samoa | 54.0% |
| 117 | Honduras | 53.9% |
| 118 | Liechtenstein | 53.8% |
| 119 | Norway | 53.8% |
| 120 | Switzerland | 53.8% |
| 121 | Poland | 53.7% |
| 122 | Nepal | 53.7% |
| 123 | Canada | 53.6% |
| 124 | Lithuania | 53.5% |
| 125 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 53.5% |
| 126 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 53.5% |
| 127 | Austria | 53.5% |
| 128 | San Marino | 53.1% |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 52.6% |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 52.6% |
| 131 | Russian Federation | 52.6% |
| 132 | Ireland | 52.5% |
| 133 | Uruguay | 52.3% |
| 134 | Slovakia | 52.2% |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 52.2% |
| 136 | Panama | 52.1% |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 51.8% |
| 138 | Spain | 51.7% |
| 139 | Djibouti | 51.6% |
| 140 | Argentina | 51.6% |
| 141 | Belarus | 51.4% |
| 142 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.3% |
| 143 | Aruba | 51.3% |
| 144 | Barbados | 51.0% |
| 145 | Morocco | 51.0% |
| 146 | Albania | 51.0% |
| 147 | Fiji | 50.6% |
| 148 | Tunisia | 50.5% |
| 149 | Suriname | 50.5% |
| 150 | Iceland | 50.2% |
| 151 | Philippines | 50.1% |
| 152 | Malta | 49.8% |
| 153 | Peru | 49.7% |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.7% |
| 155 | Hong Kong | 49.6% |
| 156 | El Salvador | 49.2% |
| 157 | Armenia | 49.1% |
| 158 | Ukraine | 48.9% |
| 159 | Ecuador | 48.8% |
| 160 | Mexico | 48.7% |
| 161 | New Caledonia | 48.7% |
| 162 | South Africa | 48.3% |
| 163 | Libya | 48.0% |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 47.9% |
| 165 | Vietnam | 47.6% |
| 166 | Indonesia | 46.8% |
| 167 | Cuba | 46.8% |
| 168 | India | 46.6% |
| 169 | Northern Mariana Islands | 46.5% |
| 170 | Türkiye | 46.5% |
| 171 | Curaçao | 46.4% |
| 172 | Grenada | 46.4% |
| 173 | Greenland | 46.2% |
| 174 | Myanmar | 46.2% |
| 175 | Belize | 46.2% |
| 176 | North Korea | 45.7% |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 45.5% |
| 178 | Chile | 45.1% |
| 179 | Costa Rica | 45.0% |
| 180 | Dominica | 44.6% |
| 181 | Brazil | 44.3% |
| 182 | Cyprus | 44.3% |
| 183 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 44.3% |
| 184 | People's Republic of China | 44.2% |
| 185 | French Polynesia | 43.7% |
| 186 | Azerbaijan | 43.6% |
| 187 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.1% |
| 188 | Thailand | 43.1% |
| 189 | Colombia | 43.0% |
| 190 | South Korea | 42.5% |
| 191 | Bahamas | 42.2% |
| 192 | Palau | 42.0% |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.0% |
| 194 | Malaysia | 41.9% |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 41.7% |
| 196 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 41.0% |
| 197 | Seychelles | 39.8% |
| 198 | Mauritius | 39.5% |
| 199 | Macao | 39.2% |
| 200 | Andorra | 38.6% |
| 201 | Brunei Darussalam | 38.3% |
| 202 | Bhutan | 37.7% |
| 203 | Oman | 37.7% |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 37.6% |
| 205 | Saint Lucia | 37.3% |
| 206 | Jamaica | 36.8% |
| 207 | Saudi Arabia | 36.6% |
| 208 | Singapore | 33.9% |
| 209 | Cayman Islands | 33.7% |
| 210 | Maldives | 32.0% |
| 211 | Virgin Islands, British | 31.8% |
| 212 | Bahrain | 29.1% |
| 213 | Kuwait | 27.1% |
| 214 | United Arab Emirates | 21.8% |
| 215 | Qatar | 20.1% |
Showing 215 of 215 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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