Data for 1961

Total Dependency Ratio, 1961

1961, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 1961 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Northern Mariana Islands is highest, at 115.707; Vatican City is lowest, at 28.541. The middle country reads 82.071. Against 1960, 222 values changed (164 up, 58 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 1961

HighestNorthern Mariana Islands

115.707

LowestVatican City

28.541

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

222countries
3measures per country
1961the year it describes
222distinct values3 decimals, as published
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Total Dependency Ratio, 1961: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	115.707	109.424	6.283
AnguillaAIACaribbean	113.200	96.741	16.459
SamoaWSMPolynesia	113.000	107.029	5.971
PalauPLWMicronesia	112.404	102.334	10.070
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	112.005	105.460	6.544
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	111.559	103.311	8.247
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	110.323	98.245	12.078
NiueNIUPolynesia	110.254	100.217	10.037
KenyaKENEastern Africa	108.817	102.462	6.356
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	108.252	100.172	8.080
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	106.152	100.778	5.374
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	106.030	98.203	7.827
American SamoaASMPolynesia	105.433	100.134	5.298
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	104.715	98.899	5.816
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	104.486	96.613	7.873
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	104.401	97.491	6.910
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	103.933	99.458	4.475
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	103.372	92.991	10.381
JordanJORWestern Asia	102.853	94.557	8.296
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	102.431	91.844	10.587
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	102.285	92.453	9.832
HondurasHNDCentral America	102.255	95.756	6.499
GuyanaGUYSouth America	102.245	95.097	7.149
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	102.166	94.307	7.859
DominicaDMACaribbean	101.954	90.967	10.987
NicaraguaNICCentral America	101.687	96.477	5.210
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	100.369	94.537	5.832
ParaguayPRYSouth America	100.284	92.495	7.789
NigerNERWestern Africa	100.170	97.814	2.356
MontserratMSRCaribbean	99.775	82.799	16.976
SurinameSURSouth America	99.581	88.949	10.632
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	99.504	91.065	8.439
ColombiaCOLSouth America	99.171	93.527	5.645
FijiFJIMelanesia	98.935	92.486	6.449
MexicoMEXCentral America	98.864	93.429	5.435
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	98.607	89.847	8.761
Costa RicaCRICentral America	98.528	92.498	6.030
BelizeBLZCentral America	98.450	90.141	8.308
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	97.730	92.052	5.678
VenezuelaVENSouth America	96.882	92.406	4.476
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	96.828	90.442	6.386
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	96.527	89.989	6.539
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	96.226	89.568	6.657
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	96.224	90.548	5.676
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	96.183	90.572	5.611
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	95.927	91.583	4.344
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	95.802	89.478	6.324
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	95.684	89.877	5.808
TongaTONPolynesia	95.452	89.410	6.043
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	95.438	88.403	7.035
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	95.161	84.043	11.118
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	94.987	90.887	4.100
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	94.818	89.439	5.379
EcuadorECUSouth America	94.667	85.861	8.806
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	94.432	86.229	8.202
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	94.017	86.958	7.059
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	93.819	85.683	8.136
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	93.643	87.516	6.127
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	93.390	78.346	15.044
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	93.179	87.681	5.498
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	92.937	84.023	8.914
IranIRNSouthern Asia	92.739	84.997	7.742
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	92.586	86.618	5.969
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	91.762	85.630	6.132
PeruPERSouth America	91.757	84.693	7.064
PanamaPANCentral America	91.010	84.707	6.303
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	90.930	86.461	4.468
TogoTGOWestern Africa	90.880	84.255	6.625
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	90.346	80.668	9.678
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	90.009	84.674	5.335
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	89.621	85.039	4.581
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	89.580	84.982	4.598
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	89.568	82.207	7.360
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	89.017	78.863	10.154
SenegalSENWestern Africa	88.862	83.582	5.280
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	88.591	83.741	4.850
BrazilBRASouth America	88.302	83.485	4.816
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	88.212	82.109	6.104
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	88.172	77.475	10.698
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	87.920	79.671	8.249
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	87.705	77.496	10.208
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	87.638	77.992	9.645
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	87.531	78.373	9.158
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	87.090	82.014	5.075
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	87.061	78.602	8.459
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	87.035	80.377	6.659
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	86.765	77.796	8.969
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	86.527	78.665	7.862
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	86.497	82.062	4.436
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	86.281	82.396	3.885
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	85.986	80.324	5.661
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	85.667	78.189	7.479
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	85.453	77.287	8.167
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	85.412	78.584	6.828
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	84.970	79.409	5.560
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	84.797	76.968	7.829
QatarQATWestern Asia	84.528	78.464	6.064
MacauMACEastern Asia	84.442	74.625	9.817
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	84.385	78.869	5.516
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	84.113	76.280	7.833
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	83.983	79.517	4.465
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	83.925	77.307	6.618
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	83.620	78.786	4.834
BoliviaBOLSouth America	83.533	74.363	9.170
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	83.476	72.381	11.095
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	83.422	77.226	6.196
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	83.249	78.000	5.249
BeninBENWestern Africa	83.107	72.337	10.770
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	82.512	75.256	7.256
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	82.444	77.156	5.288
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	82.169	74.272	7.898
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	81.973	74.505	7.467
ArubaABWCaribbean	81.971	76.747	5.224
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	81.894	71.173	10.722
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	81.892	76.807	5.086
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	81.731	76.643	5.088
OmanOMNWestern Asia	81.649	75.494	6.155
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	81.558	75.806	5.752
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	81.284	76.191	5.093
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	81.229	73.703	7.526
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	81.169	75.441	5.728
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	81.132	70.370	10.762
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	81.072	79.061	2.011
BahamasBHSCaribbean	80.483	73.914	6.569
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	80.409	75.490	4.919
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	80.281	75.916	4.365
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	80.040	74.010	6.029
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	79.544	69.527	10.016
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	79.289	73.797	5.492
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	79.247	73.262	5.984
EritreaERIEastern Africa	79.141	74.170	4.971
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	79.078	74.829	4.249
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	79.043	69.367	9.675
GuineaGINWestern Africa	78.795	71.049	7.746
YemenYEMWestern Asia	78.581	72.078	6.503
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	78.550	73.398	5.152
HaitiHTICaribbean	78.532	72.652	5.880
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	78.360	71.276	7.084
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	78.069	73.734	4.335
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	78.059	71.056	7.003
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	78.050	71.138	6.912
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	78.048	65.866	12.182
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	77.799	71.532	6.267
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	77.541	72.203	5.338
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	77.014	72.246	4.768
IraqIRQWestern Asia	76.677	70.495	6.181
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	75.900	66.924	8.975
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	75.807	61.466	14.341
ChileCHLSouth America	75.795	69.803	5.992
MaliMLIWestern Africa	75.651	70.887	4.763
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	74.850	63.525	11.326
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	74.307	65.863	8.443
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	74.048	69.363	4.685
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	74.021	69.643	4.378
GuamGUMMicronesia	73.915	71.225	2.690
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	73.475	60.770	12.706
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	73.323	63.061	10.262
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	73.107	53.598	19.509
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	73.081	68.763	4.318
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	72.781	66.096	6.685
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	72.343	66.331	6.011
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	72.035	66.238	5.798
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	71.655	63.852	7.804
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	71.125	56.423	14.702
CanadaCANNorthern America	71.044	58.004	13.040
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	70.597	65.160	5.436
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	70.024	63.098	6.926
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	68.298	54.774	13.524
CubaCUBCaribbean	68.041	60.830	7.211
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	67.649	62.046	5.603
United StatesUSANorthern America	67.608	52.637	14.971
IsraelISRWestern Asia	66.987	58.251	8.736
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	66.740	63.019	3.721
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	66.571	58.179	8.392
GabonGABMiddle Africa	65.531	52.595	12.936
PolandPOLEastern Europe	64.853	55.024	9.830
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	63.885	60.207	3.678
BermudaBMUNorthern America	63.793	54.764	9.029
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	63.441	48.496	14.945
NauruNRUMicronesia	63.336	57.451	5.885
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	63.247	49.324	13.923
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	62.745	51.228	11.517
BelarusBLREastern Europe	62.719	50.781	11.938
FranceFRAWestern Europe	61.522	42.789	18.733
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	61.334	55.343	5.991
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	60.769	31.765	29.004
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	59.266	47.430	11.836
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	59.017	46.298	12.719
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	58.727	49.035	9.692
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	58.323	40.533	17.790
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	58.008	45.347	12.662
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	57.734	46.197	11.537
ArgentinaARGSouth America	57.543	49.000	8.542
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	56.121	37.191	18.930
UruguayURYSouth America	55.901	43.094	12.806
SpainESPSouthern Europe	55.618	42.654	12.964
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	54.975	38.272	16.703
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	54.823	42.239	12.584
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	54.048	35.934	18.115
JapanJPNEastern Asia	53.815	44.822	8.993
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	53.809	38.500	15.309
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	53.742	43.009	10.734
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	53.632	41.803	11.830
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	53.473	34.425	19.048
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	53.276	38.505	14.771
ItalyITASouthern Europe	52.925	38.160	14.765
UkraineUKREastern Europe	52.533	41.185	11.348
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	52.447	38.322	14.125
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	52.206	40.976	11.230
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	52.161	36.521	15.640
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	51.675	35.365	16.309
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	51.402	41.537	9.865
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	51.284	33.216	18.068
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	51.251	39.923	11.328
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	51.067	38.237	12.830
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	51.055	40.976	10.079
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	50.221	38.739	11.482
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	50.132	32.589	17.542
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	49.617	20.563	29.055
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	49.481	33.547	15.934
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	47.664	31.756	15.908
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	28.541	22.931	5.610

02In 1961

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Northern Mariana Islands115.707
Anguilla113.200
Samoa113.000
Palau112.404
Rwanda112.005

Lowest

Vatican City28.541
Luxembourg47.664
Latvia49.481
Monaco49.617
Germany50.132

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 82.071. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Child dependency ratio (aged 0–14 per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestNorthern Mariana Islands109.424
LowestMonaco20.563
Middle country: 75.861
Old-age dependency ratio (aged 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestMonaco29.055
LowestPapua New Guinea2.011
Middle country: 7.473

031960 → 1961

Since 1960

What changed between 1960 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
164 · 58rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong76.439 → 81.892+5.453
Azerbaijan81.801 → 87.061+5.260
Palau107.739 → 112.404+4.665
Uzbekistan83.533 → 88.172+4.639
Saint Lucia103.744 → 108.252+4.508

Fell most

Qatar90.938 → 84.528−6.410
Vatican City31.991 → 28.541−3.450
United Arab Emirates67.005 → 63.885−3.120
Sint Maarten96.276 → 93.390−2.886
Montserrat102.482 → 99.775−2.707

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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