Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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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.
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2009)

Rank

Country

Value

1Niger107.98
2Uganda105.82
3Democratic Republic of the Congo97.31
4Malawi97.17
5Zambia97.12
6Chad94.38
7Burkina Faso93.54
8Afghanistan93.53
9Timor-Leste92.12
10Tanzania91.57
11West Bank and Gaza91.53
12Somalia90.88
13Angola90.22
14Mozambique89.57
15Ethiopia87.60
16Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)87.18
17Mali86.82
18Benin86.22
19Guatemala86.13
20Yemen85.67
21Guinea-Bissau85.53
22Guinea85.33
23Senegal85.05
24Madagascar85.02
25Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)84.86
26Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)84.85
27Liberia84.61
28Nigeria84.01
29Kenya83.30
30Sierra Leone82.60
31Gambia82.24
32Rwanda81.05
33Sao Tome and Principe80.62
34Central African Republic80.23
35Ivory Coast80.18
36Cameroon80.10
37Iraq79.70
38Republic of the Congo79.45
39Western Samoa79.40
40Least developed countries: UN classification78.68
41Eritrea78.53
42Zimbabwe78.53
43Equatorial Guinea78.16
44Lesotho77.27
45Low income77.22
46Togo76.75
47Tonga76.34
48Sudan74.59
49Swaziland74.49
50Papua New Guinea73.15
51Solomon Islands72.89
52Mauritania72.86
53Ghana72.54
54Mayotte72.36
55Vanuatu72.10
56Honduras71.40
57Comoros70.14
58Burundi70.01
59Laos70
60Pakistan69.40
61Bolivia69.39
62Haiti68.60
63Micronesia68.42
64Nepal68.33
65Tajikistan68.26
66Namibia68.02
67Gabon67.98
68Cape Verde67.78
69Nicaragua65.66
70El Salvador65.16
71Djibouti64.79
72Belize64.60
73Paraguay64.10
74Arab World62.09
75Syria61.83
76Jordan61.59
77Philippines61.50
78Israel60.80
79Ecuador60.19
80Dominican Republic59.90
81Jamaica59.12
82Botswana58.94
83South Asia58.51
84Egypt58.40
85Cambodia58.15
86Uruguay57.65
87Peru56.68
88Fiji56.57
89India56.52
90Middle East & North Africa (developing only)56.49
91Panama55.75
92Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)55.69
93Argentina55.57
94Guyana55.50
95Low & middle income55.44
96Bhutan54.66
97Bangladesh54.66
98Saudi Arabia54.60
99Suriname54.53
100Venezuela54.51
101Japan54.50
102France54.19
103Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)53.93
104Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)53.86
105South Africa53.85
106Mexico53.57
107Grenada53.43
108Guam53.18
109Colombia52.97
110Sweden52.82
111Kyrgyzstan52.81
112Virgin Islands (U.S.)52.78
113Denmark52.69
114Oman52.54
115Lower middle income52.52
116Italy52.49
117Libya52.38
118Malaysia52.02
119Belgium51.71
120Middle income51.60
121Puerto Rico51.48
122United Kingdom51.21
123Uzbekistan51.01
124Germany50.96
125Norway50.96
126Morocco50.93
127Turkmenistan50.85
128St. Vincent and the Grenadines50.78
129Euro area50.56
130Finland50.32
131OECD members49.69
132New Zealand49.64
133United States49.48
134High income: OECD49.42
135Albania49.42
136St. Lucia49.39
137Indonesia49.24
138New Caledonia49.24
139High income49.16
140Portugal49.12
141European Union49.07
142North America48.90
143Netherlands48.79
144Turkey48.59
145Brazil48.50
146Australia48.50
147Lebanon48.37
148Upper middle income48.11
149Greece48.02
150Maldives47.83
151Croatia47.80
152Bahamas47.72
153Switzerland47.68
154Burma47.65
155Iceland47.65
156Austria47.59
157Costa Rica47.43
158Montenegro47.43
159Estonia47.34
160Serbia47.31
161Vietnam47.20
162French Polynesia47.07
163Algeria46.92
164Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)46.87
165Ireland46.79
166Spain46.78
167Luxembourg46.68
168Sri Lanka46.47
169Chile46.39
170Armenia46.16
171Georgia45.33
172High income: nonOECD45.20
173Netherlands Antilles45.15
174Latvia45.14
175Lithuania45.14
176Hungary45.01
177Azerbaijan44.69
178Bulgaria44.65
179Kazakhstan44.60
180Cyprus44.47
181Channel Islands44.46
182Europe & Central Asia (developing only)43.80
183Canada43.62
184East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)43.50
185Brunei Darussalam43.24
186Romania43.02
187Mongolia42.92
188East Asia & Pacific (developing only)42.92
189Slovenia42.91
190Malta42.77
191Tunisia42.76
192Mauritius42.66
193Macedonia42.34
194Cuba42.08
195Ukraine42.03
196Thailand41.37
197Bosnia and Herzegovina41.35
198Czech Republic40.85
199Iran40.66
200Aruba40.51
201Bahrain40.11
202Poland39.53
203Belarus39.47
204China39.40
205Moldova38.82
206Russia38.63
207Barbados38.03
208Slovakia37.89
209North Korea37.86
210South Korea37.86
211Trinidad and Tobago37.79
212Singapore35.27
213Kuwait34.37
214Hong Kong32.77
215United Arab Emirates25.24
216Macau25.18
217Qatar20.59
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