Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) - Dynamics - Population - Health - World Development Indicators



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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) - Dynamics - Population - Health - World Development Indicators (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Niger106.95
2Uganda106.45
3Democratic Republic of the Congo98.43
4Malawi98.04
5Zambia97.09
6Chad94.82
7Afghanistan94.28
8Burkina Faso93.01
9Timor-Leste92.76
10West Bank and Gaza92.71
11Angola91.38
12Tanzania91.36
13Somalia90.80
14Mozambique89.76
15Ethiopia88.71
16Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)87.82
17Guatemala87.28
18Yemen87.21
19Mali87.14
20Benin86.68
21Madagascar86.35
22Senegal85.85
23Guinea85.70
24Guinea-Bissau85.51
25Sub-Saharan Africa85.38
26Liberia85.26
27Nigeria84.47
28Kenya83.20
29Gambia82.80
30Sierra Leone82.19
31Sao Tome and Principe81.98
32Samoa81.25
33Central African Republic81.11
34Rwanda80.90
35Iraq80.70
36Ivory Coast80.69
37Cameroon80.66
38Republic of the Congo80.14
39Zimbabwe79.44
40Least developed countries: UN classification79.42
41Equatorial Guinea79.19
42Eritrea78.44
43Lesotho78.29
44Togo77.72
45Tonga76.33
46Swaziland76.24
47Sudan75.77
48Low income74.93
49Mayotte74.83
50Solomon Islands73.96
51Papua New Guinea73.94
52Mauritania73.65
53Ghana73.32
54Honduras73.11
55Vanuatu73.10
56Laos71.96
57Burundi71.75
58Bolivia70.64
59Pakistan70.26
60Comoros70.26
61Cape Verde70.25
62Tajikistan70.21
63Nepal70.02
64Gabon69.74
65Haiti69.68
66Micronesia69.53
67Namibia69.39
68Nicaragua67.22
69El Salvador66.84
70Belize66.41
71Djibouti66.14
72Paraguay65.09
73Jordan63.17
74Syria62.68
75Philippines62.34
76Israel60.91
77Ecuador60.86
78Dominican Republic60.59
79Jamaica60.45
80Cambodia60.05
81Botswana59.80
82South Asia59.47
83Egypt58.71
84Uruguay58.15
85India57.49
86Peru57.37
87Fiji57.23
88Middle East & North Africa57.22
89Guyana56.46
90Bhutan56.31
91Panama56.07
92Argentina56.01
93Bangladesh55.91
94Low & middle income55.91
95Saudi Arabia55.66
96Suriname55.01
97Venezuela55
98Grenada54.65
99Latin America & Caribbean54.64
100Mexico54.50
101South Africa54.15
102Kyrgyzstan54.13
103Guam53.98
104France53.87
105Oman53.68
106Colombia53.62
107Japan53.48
108Uzbekistan53.03
109Malaysia52.83
110Lower middle income52.69
111Sweden52.53
112Turkmenistan52.47
113Denmark52.28
114Libya52.17
115Italy52.14
116Virgin Islands (U.S.)52
117Middle income51.91
118St. Vincent and the Grenadines51.86
119Morocco51.79
120Belgium51.73
121Puerto Rico51.55
122United Kingdom51.16
123Norway51.04
124Germany50.75
125St. Lucia50.54
126Albania50.48
127Euro area50.30
128Finland50.05
129Maldives49.96
130Indonesia49.76
131New Zealand49.75
132New Caledonia49.72
133Lebanon49.50
134High income: OECD49.50
135United States49.41
136Turkey49.38
137High income49.35
138Brazil49.12
139Portugal48.95
140Upper middle income48.90
141Vietnam48.86
142Netherlands48.52
143Costa Rica48.39
144Iceland48.38
145Bahamas48.36
146Australia48.36
147Burma48.22
148Croatia48.11
149Greece47.95
150Montenegro47.94
151Serbia47.86
152Algeria47.84
153Austria47.51
154Switzerland47.45
155High income: nonOECD47.31
156Armenia47.28
157French Polynesia47.14
158Luxembourg47.11
159Chile46.93
160Estonia46.90
161Ireland46.34
162Spain46.33
163Georgia46.09
164Sri Lanka46.03
165Netherlands Antilles45.77
166Azerbaijan45.75
167Lithuania45.45
168Kazakhstan45.04
169Hungary44.97
170Cyprus44.91
171Latvia44.84
172Channel Islands44.50
173Bulgaria44.38
174Brunei Darussalam44.16
175Europe & Central Asia44
176Mongolia43.85
177Tunisia43.73
178Canada43.64
179East Asia & Pacific43.41
180Mauritius43.31
181Romania43.06
182Macedonia42.89
183Malta42.87
184Slovenia42.63
185Ukraine42.54
186Cuba42.20
187Bosnia and Herzegovina41.73
188Thailand41.65
189Iran41.53
190Bahrain40.92
191Aruba40.90
192Czech Republic40.47
193Belarus40.17
194Poland39.93
195China39.80
196Moldova39.52
197Russia38.91
198Barbados38.41
199South Korea38.36
200North Korea38.36
201Slovakia38.15
202Trinidad and Tobago37.85
203Singapore36.08
204Kuwait34.24
205Hong Kong33.52
206Macau25.92
207United Arab Emirates25.25
208Qatar20.89
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