Metric briefing
Dependency Ratio by Country
215 countries • % of working-age population • World Bank Open Data
- Top country
- Central African Republic
- Lowest country
- Qatar
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
What It Measures
Dependents as a share of the working-age population, from World Bank Open Data.
At a Glance
World average
57.6
Middle country
54.68
Low end
20.115
High end
104.727
Countries
215
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Dependency Ratio
Highest Dependency Ratio
#1Central African Republic104.73% of working-age pop.#2Monaco98.57% of working-age pop.#3Niger96.83% of working-age pop.#4Somalia96.79% of working-age pop.#5Congo, Democratic Republic96.5% of working-age pop.#6Mali94.27% of working-age pop.#7Chad92.92% of working-age pop.#8Mozambique89.51% of working-age pop.#9Burundi89.5% of working-age pop.#10Angola89.41% of working-age pop.
Lowest Dependency Ratio
#215Qatar20.12% of working-age pop.#214United Arab Emirates21.77% of working-age pop.#213Kuwait27.1% of working-age pop.#212Bahrain29.15% of working-age pop.#211British Virgin Islands31.78% of working-age pop.#210Maldives31.98% of working-age pop.#209Cayman Islands33.66% of working-age pop.#208Singapore33.94% of working-age pop.#207Saudi Arabia36.55% of working-age pop.#206Jamaica36.82% of working-age pop.
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #1 Central African Republic is 6.16% of working-age pop. higher than #2 Monaco (104.73% of working-age pop. vs 98.57% of working-age pop.).
Another sharp ranking jump: #213 Kuwait is 5.33% of working-age pop. higher than #214 United Arab Emirates (27.1% of working-age pop. vs 21.77% of working-age pop.).
Another sharp ranking jump: #10 Angola is 4.43% of working-age pop. higher than #11 Mauritania (89.41% of working-age pop. vs 84.98% of working-age pop.).