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The dependency ratio of the World

55.19 % in 2022

Between 1973 and 2022, dependency ratio of World was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 75.81 % in 1973 to 54.66 % in 2022.

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Age The dependency ratio of the World
Child Dependency Ratio 38.94 % in 2022 WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio 15.1 % in 2022 WB
Macro Region
Africa 54 timeseries
Asia 21 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 21 timeseries
Europe 43 timeseries
Middle East 16 timeseries
North America 53.94 % in 2022 WB
Oceania 14 timeseries
South America 12 timeseries
Southeast Asia 13 timeseries
Country (% in 2022)

Niger is the top country by dependency ratio in the world. As of 2022, dependency ratio in Niger was 105.13 %. The top 5 countries also includes Central African Republic, Somalia, Mali, and Chad.

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Niger 105.13 WB
Central African Republic 102.62 WB
Somalia 98.94 WB
Mali 98.3 WB
Chad 98.09 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.85 WB
Monaco 95.89 WB
Burundi 93.25 WB
Angola 90.9 WB
South Sudan 87.81 WB
Uganda 86.83 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 86.78 WB
Burkina Faso 86.07 WB
Mozambique 85.49 WB
Nigeria 85.25 WB
Afghanistan 83.57 WB
Benin 83.47 WB
Gambia 83.43 WB
Malawi 82.49 WB
Cameroon 81.42 WB
Guinea 81.38 WB
Mauritania 81.25 WB
Zambia 80.52 WB
Senegal 80.47 WB
Sudan 79.95 WB
Zimbabwe 78.43 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 78.16 WB
Liberia 78.03 WB
Congo 77.85 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 76.15 WB
Eritrea 76.09 WB
Vanuatu 75.84 WB
Togo 75.73 WB
Guinea Bissau 75.23 WB
Samoa 74.79 WB
Ethiopia 74.72 WB
Solomon Islands 74.14 WB
Madagascar 73.67 WB
Comoros 73.35 WB
Palestine 73.32 WB
Yemen 72.89 WB
Sierra Leone 72.76 WB
Rwanda 71.42 WB
Equatorial Guinea 71.28 WB
Japan 71.08 WB
Nauru 70.16 WB
Iraq 69.9 WB
Pakistan 69.03 WB
Kenya 68.59 WB
Ghana 68.05 WB
Tonga 67.99 WB
Namibia 67.25 WB
Gabon 67.14 WB
Israel 66.98 WB
Timor-Leste 66.44 WB
Kiribati 66.36 WB
Tajikistan 65.95 WB
Kyrgyzstan 63.9 WB
France 63.55 WB
Eswatini 63.12 WB
Finland 62.46 WB
Lesotho 61.75 WB
Tuvalu 61.62 WB
Sweden 60.9 WB
Kazakhstan 60.54 WB
Egypt 60.5 WB
Papua New Guinea 59.83 WB
Latvia 59.79 WB
Lebanon 59.58 WB
Guatemala 59.51 WB
Mongolia 58.92 WB
Algeria 58.81 WB
Marshall Islands 58.74 WB
Estonia 58.69 WB
Greece 57.96 WB
United Kingdom 57.82 WB
Haiti 57.78 WB
Czech Republic 57.72 WB
Denmark 57.6 WB
Italy 57.44 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 57.39 WB
Croatia 57.33 WB
Bulgaria 57.17 WB
Germany 57.16 WB
Puerto Rico 57.15 WB
Turkmenistan 56.91 WB
Belgium 56.89 WB
Botswana 56.88 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 56.7 WB
Lithuania 56.54 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 56.48 WB
Portugal 56.44 WB
Slovenia 56.44 WB
Jordan 56.09 WB
Georgia 55.94 WB
Philippines 55.7 WB
Netherlands 55.62 WB
Bolivia 55.47 WB
Uzbekistan 54.67 WB
Norway 54.18 WB
Paraguay 54.14 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 54.08 WB
United States of America 54.05 WB
Australia 54.04 WB
Nicaragua 53.89 WB
New Zealand 53.88 WB
Serbia 53.83 WB
Argentina 53.78 WB
Nepal 53.78 WB
Djibouti 53.68 WB
Panama 53.62 WB
Guyana 53.59 WB
Cambodia 53.27 WB
Ireland 53.19 WB
Uruguay 53.09 WB
Montenegro 53.01 WB
Canada 52.93 WB
Romania 52.81 WB
Dominican Republic 52.7 WB
Fiji 52.69 WB
Hungary 52.56 WB
South Africa 52.54 WB
Peru 52.48 WB
Honduras 52.41 WB
Switzerland 52.34 WB
Sri Lanka 52.33 WB
Morocco 52.22 WB
Ukraine 52.05 WB
Austria 51.94 WB
Spain 51.66 WB
Grenada 51.59 WB
Belarus 51.42 WB
Tunisia 51.2 WB
Liechtenstein 51.12 WB
Iceland 51.08 WB
Poland 50.84 WB
Suriname 50.69 WB
El Salvador 50.69 WB
Armenia 50.66 WB
Ecuador 50.42 WB
Russian Federation 50.38 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.86 WB
Barbados 49.7 WB
San Marino 49.7 WB
Libya 49.61 WB
Mexico 48.88 WB
Belize 48.87 WB
Albania 48.81 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.76 WB
Slovakia 48.63 WB
Hong Kong 48.18 WB
Republic of Moldova 47.7 WB
Malta 47.66 WB
India 47.5 WB
Indonesia 47.2 WB
Bangladesh 47.09 WB
Turkey 46.77 WB
Cabo Verde 46.48 WB
Cuba 46.05 WB
Viet Nam 46 WB
Myanmar 45.89 WB
Chile 45.67 WB
Seychelles 45.46 WB
Iran 45.32 WB
Costa Rica 44.96 WB
China 44.86 WB
North Macedonia 44.76 WB
Palau 44.72 WB
Luxembourg 44.57 WB
Cyprus 44.42 WB
Thailand 44.37 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 44.12 WB
Azerbaijan 44.07 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 44.01 WB
Colombia 43.56 WB
Malaysia 43.22 WB
Brazil 43.16 WB
Oman 42.42 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.09 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 41.17 WB
Dominica 41.15 WB
Mauritius 41.04 WB
Republic of Korea 40.97 WB
Saudi Arabia 40.36 WB
Bhutan 39.66 WB
Brunei Darussalam 39.33 WB
Bahamas 38.8 WB
Macau 38.53 WB
Andorra 38.43 WB
Jamaica 37.53 WB
Saint Lucia 37.5 WB
Singapore 36.91 WB
Maldives 35.98 WB
Kuwait 34.49 WB
Bahrain 31.48 WB
Qatar 20.97 WB
United Arab Emirates 20.57 WB
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