Data for 1982

Total Dependency Ratio, 1982

1982, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 1982 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Marshall Islands is highest, at 114.879; Vatican City is lowest, at 30.511. The middle country reads 75.933. Against 1981, 222 values changed (45 up, 177 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 1982

HighestMarshall Islands

114.879

LowestVatican City

30.511

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
1982the year it describes
221distinct values3 decimals, as published
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Total Dependency Ratio, 1982: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	114.879	108.113	6.766
KenyaKENEastern Africa	113.508	109.067	4.440
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	110.172	103.604	6.568
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	109.299	98.422	10.877
YemenYEMWestern Asia	108.752	102.446	6.307
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	108.602	102.545	6.057
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	107.046	102.601	4.445
JordanJORWestern Asia	106.695	101.705	4.990
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	106.387	99.632	6.755
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	105.673	99.829	5.844
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	105.429	96.939	8.490
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	105.314	98.711	6.603
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	104.718	95.978	8.740
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	104.605	98.307	6.298
IraqIRQWestern Asia	103.869	95.057	8.812
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	102.144	96.086	6.058
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	101.861	96.196	5.665
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	101.642	91.749	9.893
HondurasHNDCentral America	101.427	94.962	6.465
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	101.319	93.783	7.537
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	101.169	94.681	6.488
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	99.914	95.013	4.901
OmanOMNWestern Asia	99.815	94.195	5.620
NicaraguaNICCentral America	99.497	94.301	5.196
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	99.204	94.433	4.771
SenegalSENWestern Africa	98.721	93.205	5.516
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	98.611	93.926	4.685
BeninBENWestern Africa	98.542	90.267	8.275
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	97.048	91.563	5.485
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	96.774	90.930	5.844
TogoTGOWestern Africa	96.478	90.689	5.789
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	96.342	87.462	8.880
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	96.215	89.866	6.349
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	95.817	90.998	4.819
NigerNERWestern Africa	95.817	91.982	3.836
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	95.667	88.118	7.549
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	95.612	89.478	6.134
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	95.595	89.657	5.939
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	95.534	90.737	4.797
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	95.518	88.850	6.668
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	95.115	85.587	9.529
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	95.032	88.907	6.125
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	95.026	88.084	6.942
BelizeBLZCentral America	95.022	86.574	8.449
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	95.009	88.622	6.387
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	94.682	86.256	8.426
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	94.477	89.786	4.691
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	94.257	85.380	8.876
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	93.987	88.546	5.441
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	93.565	88.653	4.913
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	93.378	86.681	6.697
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	93.302	86.942	6.360
SamoaWSMPolynesia	93.237	87.384	5.852
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	93.014	88.159	4.855
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	92.933	86.847	6.086
MaliMLIWestern Africa	92.771	85.745	7.026
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	92.632	87.233	5.399
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	91.018	82.196	8.821
MexicoMEXCentral America	90.606	84.633	5.973
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	90.456	83.910	6.545
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	90.156	79.279	10.877
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	89.151	83.628	5.522
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	89.127	83.716	5.411
TongaTONPolynesia	88.822	81.968	6.854
EritreaERIEastern Africa	88.718	83.854	4.864
GabonGABMiddle Africa	88.343	75.956	12.387
GuineaGINWestern Africa	88.206	80.374	7.832
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	87.942	81.238	6.705
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	87.744	83.442	4.301
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	87.615	80.472	7.143
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	87.034	78.532	8.502
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	86.478	79.299	7.179
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	86.437	78.546	7.891
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	86.323	81.407	4.916
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	86.255	81.326	4.929
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	86.228	80.108	6.121
AnguillaAIACaribbean	86.061	66.536	19.526
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	86.050	78.393	7.657
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	85.743	80.752	4.991
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	85.694	71.807	13.887
PeruPERSouth America	85.190	77.971	7.219
NiueNIUPolynesia	84.821	72.342	12.479
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	84.802	80.914	3.887
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	84.777	78.761	6.016
IranIRNSouthern Asia	84.222	78.623	5.599
DominicaDMACaribbean	83.984	70.275	13.709
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	83.633	78.951	4.682
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	83.516	73.708	9.808
HaitiHTICaribbean	83.285	75.703	7.582
ParaguayPRYSouth America	83.269	75.590	7.679
EcuadorECUSouth America	83.055	76.462	6.593
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	82.992	77.315	5.677
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	82.552	75.314	7.238
BoliviaBOLSouth America	82.022	74.669	7.353
GuyanaGUYSouth America	82.021	75.068	6.953
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	81.916	64.683	17.233
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	81.161	73.934	7.228
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	80.446	73.705	6.740
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	80.267	77.575	2.692
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	80.120	73.721	6.399
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	79.583	67.353	12.231
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	79.008	72.106	6.902
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	78.412	71.532	6.880
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	78.316	70.079	8.237
VenezuelaVENSouth America	78.070	72.344	5.727
PanamaPANCentral America	77.464	70.577	6.887
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	77.146	70.114	7.032
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	77.007	70.426	6.581
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	76.953	70.643	6.309
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	76.521	67.553	8.968
SurinameSURSouth America	76.415	69.657	6.758
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	75.451	68.081	7.370
American SamoaASMPolynesia	75.224	70.092	5.132
PalauPLWMicronesia	74.771	65.815	8.956
ColombiaCOLSouth America	74.450	68.258	6.192
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	74.383	66.968	7.415
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	74.238	69.160	5.077
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	73.424	65.633	7.791
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	73.272	61.928	11.344
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	72.745	65.540	7.205
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	72.486	66.524	5.962
FijiFJIMelanesia	72.301	67.412	4.889
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	72.056	65.188	6.868
MontserratMSRCaribbean	71.522	50.130	21.391
IsraelISRWestern Asia	71.381	56.027	15.355
BrazilBRASouth America	70.894	64.733	6.161
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	69.124	64.887	4.237
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	68.987	50.864	18.123
Costa RicaCRICentral America	68.671	61.966	6.705
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	68.471	60.665	7.806
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	68.083	59.522	8.561
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	67.585	61.934	5.651
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	67.485	62.910	4.575
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	65.531	54.091	11.440
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	65.140	62.995	2.146
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	65.124	31.245	33.879
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	64.060	50.650	13.409
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	63.495	56.011	7.484
ArgentinaARGSouth America	63.113	50.238	12.875
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	62.889	53.515	9.374
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	62.814	55.650	7.164
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	62.209	54.424	7.785
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	62.062	48.662	13.399
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	61.586	57.493	4.093
BahamasBHSCaribbean	61.518	54.236	7.282
NauruNRUMicronesia	60.951	53.473	7.477
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	60.631	54.658	5.973
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	60.063	43.128	16.935
UruguayURYSouth America	60.024	42.799	17.225
ChileCHLSouth America	59.558	51.683	7.875
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	58.898	51.795	7.102
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	58.826	42.528	16.298
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	58.697	51.998	6.699
CubaCUBCaribbean	58.518	46.390	12.128
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	58.338	52.426	5.912
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	58.205	42.489	15.716
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	58.113	54.310	3.802
GuamGUMMicronesia	58.102	53.583	4.519
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	58.027	51.692	6.335
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	57.595	39.325	18.270
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	57.397	54.070	3.327
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	57.392	33.568	23.825
SpainESPSouthern Europe	57.087	39.132	17.954
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	56.703	36.833	19.870
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	56.665	40.985	15.680
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	56.393	40.973	15.419
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	56.203	36.277	19.926
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	56.077	50.350	5.727
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	56.060	46.636	9.423
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	55.735	49.045	6.689
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	55.098	29.271	25.827
FranceFRAWestern Europe	54.441	33.884	20.557
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	54.399	31.142	23.256
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	54.333	42.045	12.288
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	54.273	46.408	7.865
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	53.685	44.215	9.470
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	53.406	33.855	19.550
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	53.308	41.598	11.710
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	53.230	19.278	33.952
ArubaABWCaribbean	52.715	42.647	10.068
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	52.700	37.672	15.028
PolandPOLEastern Europe	52.690	37.732	14.957
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	52.535	37.781	14.754
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	52.319	29.950	22.369
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	52.292	41.086	11.206
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	52.143	36.242	15.902
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	52.142	29.740	22.402
ItalyITASouthern Europe	52.120	32.023	20.097
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	51.534	37.992	13.542
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	51.395	41.685	9.710
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	51.361	33.184	18.177
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	51.241	34.692	16.549
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	50.791	29.619	21.172
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	50.623	33.300	17.322
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	50.394	34.257	16.137
United StatesUSANorthern America	49.944	32.955	16.989
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	49.939	35.457	14.482
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	49.559	31.089	18.470
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	49.158	31.701	17.457
UkraineUKREastern Europe	49.066	31.852	17.215
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	48.987	40.142	8.845
BelarusBLREastern Europe	48.886	33.804	15.082
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	48.510	27.864	20.646
JapanJPNEastern Asia	48.371	34.215	14.155
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	47.837	25.697	22.140
MacauMACEastern Asia	47.088	36.099	10.989
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	47.072	29.081	17.991
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	46.874	30.786	16.088
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	46.662	32.092	14.570
CanadaCANNorthern America	46.457	32.254	14.203
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	46.067	26.482	19.585
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	45.793	29.654	16.139
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	45.744	32.744	13.000
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	45.380	35.446	9.934
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	43.817	29.595	14.222
BermudaBMUNorthern America	43.607	31.484	12.124
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	43.405	38.204	5.201
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	42.786	41.151	1.636
QatarQATWestern Asia	42.319	40.660	1.659
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	40.917	34.153	6.764
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	40.311	30.576	9.735
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	30.511	15.961	14.550

02In 1982

At either end

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

Highest

Marshall Islands114.879
Kenya113.508
Zambia110.172
Cabo Verde109.299
Yemen108.752

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 75.933. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Child dependency ratio (aged 0–14 per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestKenya109.067
LowestVatican City15.961
Middle country: 67.817
Old-age dependency ratio (aged 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestMonaco33.952
LowestUnited Arab Emirates1.636
Middle country: 7.393

031981 → 1982

Since 1981

What changed between 1981 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
45 · 177rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Nauru56.031 → 60.951+4.920
United Arab Emirates41.126 → 42.786+1.660
Cameroon94.030 → 95.667+1.637
Gambia93.049 → 94.682+1.633
Timor-Leste67.495 → 69.124+1.629

Fell most

Northern Mariana Islands65.807 → 58.113−7.694
Saint Martin69.199 → 61.586−7.613
Turks and Caicos Islands81.668 → 76.521−5.147
Dominica88.043 → 83.984−4.059
Chad105.266 → 101.319−3.947

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1982.
221 distinct values among 222
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 95.817. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

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UN DESA Population Division (1982). Total Dependency Ratio, 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/dependency-ratio/1982

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