Data for 1976

Total Dependency Ratio, 1976

1976, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 1976 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Kenya is highest, at 117.993; Vatican City is lowest, at 27.186. The middle country reads 83.173. Against 1975, 222 values changed (73 up, 149 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 1976

HighestKenya

117.993

LowestVatican City

27.186

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
1976the year it describes
222distinct values3 decimals, as published
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Total Dependency Ratio, 1976: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

KenyaKENEastern Africa	117.993	113.495	4.498
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	115.089	105.286	9.803
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	115.049	106.935	8.114
JordanJORWestern Asia	113.851	108.059	5.792
MacauMACEastern Asia	112.681	91.468	21.213
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	109.126	102.606	6.520
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	109.036	101.481	7.554
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	108.748	103.734	5.014
NiueNIUPolynesia	108.507	95.511	12.996
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	107.117	100.735	6.381
IraqIRQWestern Asia	106.867	97.581	9.287
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	106.754	94.907	11.847
SamoaWSMPolynesia	106.466	100.409	6.057
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	106.279	99.397	6.881
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	105.719	99.127	6.592
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	105.359	99.709	5.650
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	104.204	95.122	9.082
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	103.457	97.385	6.072
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	102.944	96.981	5.962
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	102.903	96.064	6.838
BelizeBLZCentral America	102.678	93.700	8.977
OmanOMNWestern Asia	102.558	96.233	6.325
HondurasHNDCentral America	102.103	96.015	6.089
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	102.077	95.301	6.776
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	102.013	96.804	5.208
DominicaDMACaribbean	101.731	88.963	12.768
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	101.394	96.331	5.064
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	101.270	90.876	10.394
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	101.249	95.532	5.716
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	100.928	90.406	10.522
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	100.853	93.620	7.233
AnguillaAIACaribbean	100.538	82.547	17.992
MexicoMEXCentral America	100.289	94.630	5.658
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	100.017	90.882	9.135
NicaraguaNICCentral America	99.202	94.129	5.072
YemenYEMWestern Asia	99.045	92.755	6.290
BeninBENWestern Africa	97.453	88.292	9.161
TongaTONPolynesia	97.252	90.918	6.334
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	96.968	91.505	5.463
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	96.904	83.325	13.580
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	96.577	89.786	6.791
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	96.524	91.284	5.240
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	96.485	88.485	8.000
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	96.308	89.915	6.393
NigerNERWestern Africa	96.252	92.774	3.477
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	96.026	85.107	10.920
TogoTGOWestern Africa	95.421	89.717	5.704
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	95.415	90.593	4.823
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	94.582	88.813	5.769
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	94.362	88.903	5.458
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	94.295	88.526	5.769
SurinameSURSouth America	94.196	85.952	8.244
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	93.862	88.448	5.414
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	93.852	86.451	7.401
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	93.320	88.458	4.862
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	93.083	88.277	4.807
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	92.975	87.798	5.177
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	92.846	87.251	5.595
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	92.839	88.065	4.774
GuyanaGUYSouth America	92.600	85.504	7.096
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	92.531	86.417	6.114
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	92.471	76.223	16.247
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	92.458	87.076	5.383
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	92.239	87.384	4.855
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	92.233	86.968	5.265
PalauPLWMicronesia	91.933	83.394	8.539
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	91.804	85.769	6.035
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	91.674	86.725	4.949
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	91.332	83.736	7.596
PeruPERSouth America	91.325	83.017	8.308
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	91.113	84.696	6.417
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	90.861	86.437	4.424
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	90.664	81.620	9.044
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	90.556	82.916	7.640
SenegalSENWestern Africa	90.535	85.413	5.122
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	90.252	81.091	9.161
ParaguayPRYSouth America	90.068	82.281	7.787
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	89.843	84.425	5.419
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	89.701	81.521	8.180
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	89.547	83.067	6.480
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	89.438	80.139	9.299
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	89.310	83.530	5.780
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	89.292	82.633	6.659
EcuadorECUSouth America	89.240	82.200	7.040
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	89.126	83.210	5.916
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	88.969	84.368	4.601
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	88.762	81.589	7.173
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	88.404	81.104	7.300
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	88.365	80.790	7.575
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	88.209	82.175	6.035
EritreaERIEastern Africa	87.544	82.855	4.688
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	87.486	75.959	11.527
MontserratMSRCaribbean	87.391	65.135	22.256
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	86.938	81.536	5.402
PanamaPANCentral America	86.646	80.018	6.628
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	86.497	76.777	9.720
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	86.340	84.258	2.082
IranIRNSouthern Asia	86.254	80.069	6.184
American SamoaASMPolynesia	85.994	81.164	4.830
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	85.988	79.886	6.102
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	85.737	80.503	5.234
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	85.604	79.510	6.094
MaliMLIWestern Africa	85.365	79.064	6.301
ColombiaCOLSouth America	84.963	79.140	5.823
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	84.767	75.937	8.830
VenezuelaVENSouth America	84.381	79.115	5.266
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	83.810	76.159	7.651
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	83.723	76.869	6.854
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	83.670	74.860	8.810
GuineaGINWestern Africa	83.621	76.276	7.344
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	83.369	78.510	4.859
BoliviaBOLSouth America	82.976	75.524	7.452
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	82.899	74.920	7.978
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	82.757	74.226	8.531
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	82.691	76.348	6.343
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	82.284	75.541	6.743
HaitiHTICaribbean	82.202	74.710	7.492
GabonGABMiddle Africa	82.187	69.163	13.025
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	82.027	74.741	7.287
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	81.640	75.969	5.671
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	81.249	76.840	4.410
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	79.760	73.925	5.835
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	79.737	72.771	6.965
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	79.541	72.330	7.212
FijiFJIMelanesia	79.162	74.396	4.766
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	79.074	70.502	8.572
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	78.925	72.794	6.131
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	78.550	71.390	7.161
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	78.420	75.508	2.912
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	78.003	71.518	6.485
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	77.833	68.842	8.991
Costa RicaCRICentral America	77.297	70.868	6.429
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	76.824	69.714	7.110
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	76.553	71.697	4.857
BrazilBRASouth America	76.385	70.556	5.829
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	75.696	64.010	11.686
CubaCUBCaribbean	74.062	63.026	11.037
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	73.721	66.878	6.842
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	73.658	66.161	7.497
BahamasBHSCaribbean	73.116	66.545	6.571
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	71.735	65.755	5.980
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	71.587	53.191	18.396
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	71.559	64.510	7.049
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	71.219	66.724	4.495
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	70.214	57.340	12.874
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	69.848	63.661	6.188
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	69.816	62.522	7.294
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	69.713	65.601	4.112
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	69.404	34.656	34.748
IsraelISRWestern Asia	68.872	55.429	13.443
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	68.513	59.898	8.615
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	68.296	58.771	9.525
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	68.040	61.278	6.762
ChileCHLSouth America	65.763	58.545	7.217
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	64.922	49.548	15.375
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	64.725	59.442	5.282
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	64.722	54.419	10.303
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	64.253	53.929	10.324
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	63.437	48.236	15.201
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	63.042	57.835	5.208
GuamGUMMicronesia	62.625	59.068	3.557
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	62.588	48.088	14.500
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	62.521	56.566	5.955
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	62.248	53.976	8.272
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	61.815	53.134	8.681
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	61.620	46.555	15.065
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	60.722	36.568	24.154
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	60.695	43.778	16.917
SpainESPSouthern Europe	60.369	43.612	16.757
ArubaABWCaribbean	60.027	51.384	8.642
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	59.858	37.646	22.212
FranceFRAWestern Europe	59.293	37.656	21.638
UruguayURYSouth America	59.173	43.555	15.618
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	59.149	36.391	22.758
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	59.128	46.903	12.225
ArgentinaARGSouth America	58.968	47.324	11.644
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	58.604	22.163	36.441
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	58.343	48.969	9.375
ItalyITASouthern Europe	57.280	37.832	19.448
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	57.205	48.338	8.867
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	56.722	40.767	15.955
QatarQATWestern Asia	56.587	54.111	2.476
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	56.318	35.032	21.286
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	56.207	32.224	23.983
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	56.205	32.676	23.529
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	56.167	38.448	17.719
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	56.069	37.071	18.998
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	56.001	34.055	21.946
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	55.969	42.123	13.847
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	55.802	35.149	20.653
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	55.650	42.448	13.202
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	55.455	38.513	16.942
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	55.131	39.798	15.334
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	54.767	48.296	6.472
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	54.483	46.032	8.451
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	53.871	38.820	15.051
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	53.546	33.705	19.841
United StatesUSANorthern America	53.544	37.539	16.005
NauruNRUMicronesia	52.961	51.023	1.938
BelarusBLREastern Europe	52.938	37.391	15.546
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	52.894	37.717	15.178
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	52.240	35.684	16.556
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	52.193	41.409	10.784
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	51.700	38.541	13.159
CanadaCANNorthern America	51.630	38.601	13.029
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	51.401	32.633	18.768
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	50.784	31.412	19.372
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	50.783	36.362	14.421
PolandPOLEastern Europe	50.773	36.115	14.659
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	50.658	31.296	19.363
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	50.136	30.325	19.810
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	50.062	33.393	16.669
UkraineUKREastern Europe	49.919	33.617	16.302
BermudaBMUNorthern America	49.845	38.806	11.039
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	48.342	32.140	16.202
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	48.314	32.001	16.313
JapanJPNEastern Asia	47.075	35.118	11.957
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	46.832	38.712	8.121
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	46.482	33.005	13.476
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	45.821	31.001	14.820
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	40.223	37.760	2.463
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	27.186	16.277	10.909

02In 1976

At either end

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

Highest

Kenya117.993
Saint Lucia115.089
Cook Islands115.049
Jordan113.851
Macau112.681

Lowest

Vatican City27.186
United Arab Emirates40.223
Serbia45.821
Russia46.482
Andorra46.832

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 83.173. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Child dependency ratio (aged 0–14 per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestKenya113.495
LowestVatican City16.277
Middle country: 75.948
Old-age dependency ratio (aged 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestMonaco36.441
LowestNauru1.938
Middle country: 7.472

031975 → 1976

Since 1975

What changed between 1975 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
73 · 149rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guinea-Bissau87.091 → 90.252+3.161
Cabo Verde104.231 → 106.754+2.523
Iraq105.058 → 106.867+1.809
Algeria100.291 → 102.077+1.786
Yemen97.411 → 99.045+1.634

Fell most

Macau139.390 → 112.681−26.709
Greenland67.718 → 63.042−4.676
Anguilla104.628 → 100.538−4.090
Azerbaijan80.809 → 76.824−3.985
Nauru56.495 → 52.961−3.534

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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UN DESA Population Division (1976). Total Dependency Ratio, 1976 [data set], describing 1976. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/dependency-ratio/1976

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