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Countries by Dependency Ratio
Complete ranking of 215 countries • % of working-age population • Data refreshed May 5, 2026
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About Age Dependency Ratio Rankings
Central African Republic leads all 215 countries in Age Dependency Ratio with a value of 104.73% of working-age pop., while Qatar ranks last at 20.12% of working-age pop.. This represents a 5-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Age Dependency Ratio Measures
Dependents as a share of the working-age population, from World Bank Open Data.
Why This Ranking Matters
Tracking Age Dependency Ratio across countries reveals global population trends, from aging societies in Europe and East Asia to young, rapidly growing populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. These patterns shape labor markets, education systems, pension sustainability, and geopolitical influence for decades to come.
Global Range
Values range from 20.12% of working-age pop. (Qatar) to 104.73% of working-age pop. (Central African Republic) — a 5-fold difference across 215 countries.
Regional Patterns
African countries dominate this ranking, holding 17 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 48.31% of working-age pop. to 66.12% of working-age pop.. The overall spread from 20.12% of working-age pop. to 104.73% of working-age pop. reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Central African Republic and Monaco are separated by only 6%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Age Dependency Ratio
The 5 strongest Age Dependency Ratio reads.
Lowest Age Dependency Ratio
The 5 lowest Age Dependency Ratio reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 215 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
1stCentral African Republic104.73% of working-age pop.
2ndMonaco98.57% of working-age pop.
3rdNiger96.83% of working-age pop.
4thSomalia96.79% of working-age pop.
5thCongo, Democratic Republic96.5% of working-age pop.
6thMali94.27% of working-age pop.
7thChad92.92% of working-age pop.
8thMozambique89.51% of working-age pop.
9thBurundi89.5% of working-age pop.
10thAngola89.41% of working-age pop.
Country Ladder
1stCentral African RepublicAfrica104.73% of working-age pop.2ndMonacoEurope98.57% of working-age pop.3rdNigerAfrica96.83% of working-age pop.4thSomaliaAfrica96.79% of working-age pop.5thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica96.5% of working-age pop.6thMaliAfrica94.27% of working-age pop.7thChadAfrica92.92% of working-age pop.8thMozambiqueAfrica89.51% of working-age pop.9thBurundiAfrica89.5% of working-age pop.10thAngolaAfrica89.41% of working-age pop.11thMauritaniaAfrica84.98% of working-age pop.12thUgandaAfrica84.27% of working-age pop.13thTanzaniaAfrica83.76% of working-age pop.14thAfghanistanAsia82.78% of working-age pop.15thBeninAfrica80.74% of working-age pop.16thZimbabweAfrica80.1% of working-age pop.17thBurkina FasoAfrica80.03% of working-age pop.18thGuineaAfrica79.71% of working-age pop.19thSamoaOceania79.68% of working-age pop.20thCameroonAfrica79.33% of working-age pop.21stNigeriaAfrica78.77% of working-age pop.22ndSudanAfrica77.85% of working-age pop.23rdYemenAsia77.47% of working-age pop.24thCôte d'IvoireAfrica76.93% of working-age pop.25thCongoAfrica76.78% of working-age pop.26thZambiaAfrica76.69% of working-age pop.27thGambiaAfrica76.45% of working-age pop.28thMalawiAfrica76.34% of working-age pop.29thLiberiaAfrica74.93% of working-age pop.30thTogoAfrica74.64% of working-age pop.31stMadagascarAfrica74.4% of working-age pop.32ndVanuatuOceania74.25% of working-age pop.33rdEritreaAfrica73.43% of working-age pop.34thEthiopiaAfrica73.28% of working-age pop.35thTongaOceania72.77% of working-age pop.36thGuinea-BissauAfrica72.35% of working-age pop.37thSouth SudanAfrica72.14% of working-age pop.38thPalestineAsia72.07% of working-age pop.39thSenegalAfrica71.82% of working-age pop.40thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica71.61% of working-age pop.41stComorosAfrica71.21% of working-age pop.42ndSierra LeoneAfrica70.45% of working-age pop.43rdRwandaAfrica70.32% of working-age pop.44thJapanAsia70.12% of working-age pop.45thEquatorial GuineaAfrica69.42% of working-age pop.46thPakistanAsia69.39% of working-age pop.47thNamibiaAfrica68.5% of working-age pop.48thNauruOceania68.43% of working-age pop.49thSolomon IslandsOceania68.38% of working-age pop.50thGabonAfrica68.26% of working-age pop.51stTajikistanAsia66.98% of working-age pop.52ndIraqAsia66.65% of working-age pop.53rdIsraelAsia66.56% of working-age pop.54thKenyaAfrica66.12% of working-age pop.55thSaint MartinNorth America65.95% of working-age pop.56thTuvaluOceania65.6% of working-age pop.57thGhanaAfrica65.36% of working-age pop.58thU.S. Virgin IslandsNorth America64.44% of working-age pop.59thMarshall IslandsOceania64.24% of working-age pop.60thTimor-LesteAsia63.76% of working-age pop.61stKiribatiOceania63.75% of working-age pop.62ndFranceEurope63% of working-age pop.63rdGuamOceania62.83% of working-age pop.64thFinlandEurope62.68% of working-age pop.65thLesothoAfrica62.27% of working-age pop.66thKazakhstanAsia61.36% of working-age pop.67thKyrgyzstanAsia61.35% of working-age pop.68thMicronesiaOceania60.76% of working-age pop.69thSwedenEurope60.6% of working-age pop.70thFaroe IslandsEurope60.52% of working-age pop.71stEswatiniAfrica60.29% of working-age pop.72ndIsle of ManEurope59.68% of working-age pop.73rdPortugalEurope59.57% of working-age pop.74thMongoliaAsia59.57% of working-age pop.75thGreeceEurope59.13% of working-age pop.76thLatviaEurope59.11% of working-age pop.77thCroatiaEurope59.01% of working-age pop.78thEgyptAfrica59.01% of working-age pop.79thGermanyEurope59% of working-age pop.80thSerbiaEurope58.72% of working-age pop.81stUzbekistanAsia58.65% of working-age pop.82ndPapua New GuineaOceania58.59% of working-age pop.83rdEstoniaEurope58.57% of working-age pop.84thAlgeriaAfrica58.51% of working-age pop.85thUnited KingdomEurope57.94% of working-age pop.86thDenmarkEurope57.64% of working-age pop.87thBelgiumEurope57.61% of working-age pop.88thItalyEurope57.52% of working-age pop.89thBulgariaEurope57.49% of working-age pop.90thSloveniaEurope57.45% of working-age pop.91stGeorgiaEurope57.32% of working-age pop.92ndGuatemalaNorth America57.3% of working-age pop.93rdPuerto RicoNorth America57.1% of working-age pop.94thLebanonAsia57.05% of working-age pop.95thCzechiaEurope56.84% of working-age pop.96thBotswanaAfrica56.66% of working-age pop.97thTurkmenistanAsia56.34% of working-age pop.98thMoldovaEurope56.25% of working-age pop.99thMontenegroEurope56.15% of working-age pop.100thCambodiaAsia56.14% of working-age pop.101stGuyanaNorth America56% of working-age pop.102ndHaitiNorth America55.99% of working-age pop.103rdRomaniaEurope55.51% of working-age pop.104thAustraliaOceania55.21% of working-age pop.105thNetherlandsEurope55.09% of working-age pop.106thBoliviaSouth America54.87% of working-age pop.107thHungaryEurope54.79% of working-age pop.108thBermudaNorth America54.68% of working-age pop.109thNew ZealandOceania54.59% of working-age pop.110thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope54.48% of working-age pop.111stGibraltarEurope54.47% of working-age pop.112ndUnited StatesNorth America54.45% of working-age pop.113rdVenezuelaNorth America54.34% of working-age pop.114thJordanAsia54.3% of working-age pop.115thParaguaySouth America54.14% of working-age pop.116thAmerican SamoaOceania53.97% of working-age pop.117thHondurasNorth America53.94% of working-age pop.118thLiechtensteinEurope53.82% of working-age pop.119thNorwayEurope53.78% of working-age pop.120thSwitzerlandEurope53.77% of working-age pop.121stPolandEurope53.73% of working-age pop.122ndNepalAsia53.69% of working-age pop.123rdCanadaNorth America53.64% of working-age pop.124thLithuaniaEurope53.54% of working-age pop.125thLaosAsia53.53% of working-age pop.126thNorth MacedoniaEurope53.49% of working-age pop.127thAustriaEurope53.46% of working-age pop.128thSan MarinoEurope53.06% of working-age pop.129thBangladeshAsia52.64% of working-age pop.130thDominican RepublicNorth America52.57% of working-age pop.131stRussiaEurope52.57% of working-age pop.132ndIrelandEurope52.55% of working-age pop.133rdUruguaySouth America52.3% of working-age pop.134thSlovakiaEurope52.2% of working-age pop.135thNicaraguaNorth America52.19% of working-age pop.136thPanamaNorth America52.09% of working-age pop.137thSri LankaAsia51.82% of working-age pop.138thSpainEurope51.67% of working-age pop.139thDjiboutiAfrica51.56% of working-age pop.140thArgentinaSouth America51.56% of working-age pop.141stBelarusEurope51.43% of working-age pop.142ndSyriaAsia51.3% of working-age pop.143rdArubaNorth America51.29% of working-age pop.144thBarbadosNorth America51.04% of working-age pop.145thMoroccoAfrica50.99% of working-age pop.146thAlbaniaEurope50.97% of working-age pop.147thFijiOceania50.56% of working-age pop.148thTunisiaAfrica50.53% of working-age pop.149thSurinameNorth America50.46% of working-age pop.150thIcelandEurope50.17% of working-age pop.151stPhilippinesAsia50.06% of working-age pop.152ndMaltaEurope49.8% of working-age pop.153rdPeruSouth America49.7% of working-age pop.154thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America49.66% of working-age pop.155thHong KongAsia49.64% of working-age pop.156thEl SalvadorNorth America49.15% of working-age pop.157thArmeniaEurope49.12% of working-age pop.158thUkraineEurope48.92% of working-age pop.159thEcuadorSouth America48.81% of working-age pop.160thMexicoNorth America48.72% of working-age pop.161stNew CaledoniaOceania48.66% of working-age pop.162ndSouth AfricaAfrica48.31% of working-age pop.163rdLibyaAfrica48% of working-age pop.164thCabo VerdeAfrica47.94% of working-age pop.165thVietnamAsia47.65% of working-age pop.166thIndonesiaAsia46.81% of working-age pop.167thCubaNorth America46.76% of working-age pop.168thIndiaAsia46.56% of working-age pop.169thNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania46.53% of working-age pop.170thTurkeyEurope46.48% of working-age pop.171stCuraçaoNorth America46.43% of working-age pop.172ndGrenadaNorth America46.37% of working-age pop.173rdGreenlandNorth America46.22% of working-age pop.174thMyanmarAsia46.21% of working-age pop.175thBelizeNorth America46.2% of working-age pop.176thNorth KoreaAsia45.66% of working-age pop.177thLuxembourgEurope45.46% of working-age pop.178thChileSouth America45.14% of working-age pop.179thCosta RicaNorth America44.98% of working-age pop.180thDominicaNorth America44.57% of working-age pop.181stBrazilSouth America44.33% of working-age pop.182ndCyprusEurope44.28% of working-age pop.183rdIranAsia44.26% of working-age pop.184thChinaAsia44.24% of working-age pop.185thFrench PolynesiaOceania43.73% of working-age pop.186thAzerbaijanEurope43.61% of working-age pop.187thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America43.14% of working-age pop.188thThailandAsia43.09% of working-age pop.189thColombiaNorth America42.96% of working-age pop.190thSouth KoreaAsia42.53% of working-age pop.191stBahamasNorth America42.22% of working-age pop.192ndPalauOceania42.01% of working-age pop.193rdAntigua and BarbudaNorth America42.01% of working-age pop.194thMalaysiaAsia41.89% of working-age pop.195thSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America41.67% of working-age pop.196thSint MaartenNorth America41% of working-age pop.197thSeychellesAfrica39.84% of working-age pop.198thMauritiusAfrica39.54% of working-age pop.199thMacaoAsia39.23% of working-age pop.200thAndorraEurope38.56% of working-age pop.201stBruneiAsia38.3% of working-age pop.202ndBhutanAsia37.75% of working-age pop.203rdOmanAsia37.66% of working-age pop.204thTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America37.6% of working-age pop.205thSaint LuciaNorth America37.28% of working-age pop.206thJamaicaNorth America36.82% of working-age pop.207thSaudi ArabiaAsia36.55% of working-age pop.208thSingaporeAsia33.94% of working-age pop.209thCayman IslandsNorth America33.66% of working-age pop.210thMaldivesAsia31.98% of working-age pop.211stBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America31.78% of working-age pop.212ndBahrainAsia29.15% of working-age pop.213rdKuwaitAsia27.1% of working-age pop.214thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia21.77% of working-age pop.215thQatarAsia20.12% of working-age pop.
