Data for 1986

Total Dependency Ratio, 1986

1986, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 1986 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Marshall Islands is highest, at 115.940; Vatican City is lowest, at 33.577. The middle country reads 71.967. Against 1985, 222 values changed (67 up, 155 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 1986

HighestMarshall Islands

115.940

LowestVatican City

33.577

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
1986the year it describes
222distinct values3 decimals, as published
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Total Dependency Ratio, 1986: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	115.940	109.460	6.481
YemenYEMWestern Asia	113.789	107.541	6.248
KenyaKENEastern Africa	109.361	104.920	4.441
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	109.224	103.445	5.779
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	107.497	101.245	6.251
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	105.774	101.479	4.295
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	104.568	98.200	6.368
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	104.368	93.939	10.429
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	104.350	94.385	9.965
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	104.159	97.787	6.373
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	104.156	95.703	8.452
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	103.408	98.806	4.602
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	103.298	95.909	7.388
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	102.381	95.650	6.731
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	102.333	96.595	5.738
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	101.818	96.900	4.918
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	101.293	95.195	6.099
JordanJORWestern Asia	100.998	96.290	4.709
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	100.776	94.728	6.048
SenegalSENWestern Africa	100.639	94.887	5.752
IraqIRQWestern Asia	100.216	92.049	8.166
HondurasHNDCentral America	99.635	93.150	6.484
BeninBENWestern Africa	99.101	91.414	7.687
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	99.000	93.510	5.490
NicaraguaNICCentral America	98.877	93.537	5.341
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	98.867	91.028	7.839
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	98.747	92.749	5.998
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	98.724	91.252	7.472
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	98.380	91.360	7.020
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	97.968	89.516	8.452
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	97.774	93.271	4.503
MaliMLIWestern Africa	97.609	90.245	7.364
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	97.160	89.602	7.559
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	96.708	91.884	4.824
OmanOMNWestern Asia	96.688	91.555	5.133
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	96.631	90.630	6.000
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	96.442	87.804	8.638
NigerNERWestern Africa	96.419	92.373	4.046
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	96.100	89.969	6.131
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	96.063	89.793	6.270
BelizeBLZCentral America	96.037	87.795	8.242
TogoTGOWestern Africa	95.271	89.484	5.787
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	94.952	88.806	6.147
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	94.945	89.049	5.895
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	94.852	89.761	5.091
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	94.806	89.534	5.272
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	94.458	88.519	5.939
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	93.955	89.002	4.953
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	93.067	85.257	7.810
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	92.831	86.251	6.580
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	92.092	87.135	4.957
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	91.639	82.096	9.543
GabonGABMiddle Africa	91.540	79.758	11.781
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	91.372	84.659	6.713
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	90.496	84.977	5.519
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	90.387	83.776	6.611
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	90.072	85.224	4.848
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	90.010	83.913	6.097
GuineaGINWestern Africa	89.554	81.568	7.986
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	89.407	83.835	5.572
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	88.635	83.248	5.387
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	88.628	82.271	6.357
IranIRNSouthern Asia	87.837	82.157	5.679
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	87.720	81.290	6.430
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	87.578	83.393	4.185
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	87.548	80.013	7.535
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	87.288	79.719	7.569
EritreaERIEastern Africa	87.140	82.293	4.847
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	87.104	80.690	6.415
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	86.316	78.402	7.914
SamoaWSMPolynesia	84.728	78.605	6.123
TongaTONPolynesia	84.719	77.114	7.605
NiueNIUPolynesia	84.648	69.716	14.932
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	84.480	79.541	4.939
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	84.145	78.328	5.816
HaitiHTICaribbean	83.938	76.544	7.394
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	83.430	79.788	3.642
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	82.777	72.039	10.738
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	82.713	72.944	9.769
MexicoMEXCentral America	82.525	75.960	6.565
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	82.415	75.267	7.149
ParaguayPRYSouth America	82.235	75.235	7.001
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	82.179	77.140	5.039
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	82.040	77.246	4.795
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	81.672	76.788	4.884
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	81.060	74.540	6.520
BoliviaBOLSouth America	80.773	73.525	7.248
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	80.413	72.874	7.539
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	80.174	67.019	13.155
PeruPERSouth America	80.067	73.526	6.541
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	79.868	73.466	6.402
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	79.829	76.511	3.317
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	78.217	72.365	5.852
EcuadorECUSouth America	78.111	71.781	6.330
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	78.028	61.014	17.014
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	77.013	70.979	6.035
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	76.088	69.213	6.875
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	76.059	68.047	8.012
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	75.980	68.948	7.031
AnguillaAIACaribbean	75.197	57.918	17.279
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	75.195	68.215	6.980
VenezuelaVENSouth America	74.812	68.710	6.102
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	74.785	68.594	6.190
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	74.294	70.022	4.272
GuyanaGUYSouth America	73.604	66.931	6.673
DominicaDMACaribbean	73.603	59.333	14.270
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	73.122	65.144	7.978
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	72.713	65.203	7.510
American SamoaASMPolynesia	72.327	67.041	5.286
PanamaPANCentral America	72.210	65.157	7.053
NauruNRUMicronesia	71.992	64.417	7.575
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	71.942	64.402	7.540
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	71.822	65.242	6.580
FijiFJIMelanesia	71.545	66.536	5.008
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	70.965	64.908	6.056
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	70.852	64.122	6.729
IsraelISRWestern Asia	70.386	55.094	15.292
SurinameSURSouth America	70.329	64.754	5.575
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	69.851	57.967	11.884
ColombiaCOLSouth America	69.353	63.053	6.300
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	69.301	57.730	11.570
BrazilBRASouth America	68.753	62.337	6.416
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	68.683	63.682	5.001
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	68.259	61.564	6.695
Costa RicaCRICentral America	67.924	60.898	7.027
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	66.025	47.934	18.091
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	66.017	57.468	8.549
PalauPLWMicronesia	65.821	57.172	8.650
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	64.774	57.871	6.903
ArgentinaARGSouth America	64.150	50.769	13.381
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	64.003	55.469	8.534
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	63.585	56.322	7.263
MontserratMSRCaribbean	63.556	43.887	19.668
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	63.358	53.194	10.164
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	61.903	28.685	33.217
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	61.270	53.540	7.730
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	61.103	56.789	4.315
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	61.098	58.935	2.164
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	60.541	46.083	14.458
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	60.399	46.651	13.747
UruguayURYSouth America	59.603	41.896	17.707
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	59.238	51.449	7.790
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	58.539	52.677	5.863
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	58.327	52.638	5.689
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	57.711	49.330	8.381
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	57.394	39.443	17.951
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	56.790	40.626	16.164
ChileCHLSouth America	56.704	48.282	8.422
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	56.174	41.287	14.887
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	55.999	48.585	7.414
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	55.253	30.484	24.769
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	55.099	27.942	27.156
BahamasBHSCaribbean	55.077	47.437	7.640
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	54.906	51.571	3.335
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	54.700	35.753	18.947
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	54.697	47.048	7.649
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	54.541	42.744	11.797
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	54.356	46.945	7.411
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	54.264	35.836	18.428
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	54.181	21.095	33.086
PolandPOLEastern Europe	54.025	39.482	14.543
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	53.982	39.218	14.765
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	53.330	38.702	14.627
SpainESPSouthern Europe	53.261	34.531	18.731
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	53.203	45.066	8.137
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	53.038	37.053	15.985
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	53.014	43.203	9.811
GuamGUMMicronesia	52.910	47.974	4.937
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	52.793	34.905	17.888
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	52.473	44.798	7.675
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	52.423	32.677	19.746
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	52.382	29.048	23.333
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	52.032	42.298	9.733
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	51.927	36.857	15.070
FranceFRAWestern Europe	51.842	31.892	19.950
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	51.746	32.660	19.086
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	51.502	38.410	13.092
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	51.264	36.414	14.850
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	50.775	39.531	11.244
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	50.506	34.816	15.690
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	50.494	43.915	6.579
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	50.279	33.259	17.020
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	50.052	27.150	22.902
CubaCUBCaribbean	49.853	37.724	12.129
United StatesUSANorthern America	49.705	31.961	17.745
ArubaABWCaribbean	49.622	38.823	10.799
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	49.552	32.055	17.497
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	49.467	33.906	15.561
UkraineUKREastern Europe	49.400	32.436	16.964
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	49.338	43.257	6.081
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	49.059	31.708	17.351
BelarusBLREastern Europe	48.798	34.194	14.604
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	48.215	27.501	20.714
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	47.816	26.613	21.202
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	47.686	33.662	14.024
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	47.645	45.995	1.650
ItalyITASouthern Europe	47.535	27.620	19.915
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	47.219	32.386	14.834
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	47.119	28.465	18.654
MacauMACEastern Asia	46.557	36.254	10.303
JapanJPNEastern Asia	46.362	30.787	15.575
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	46.200	25.386	20.815
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	46.076	37.495	8.581
CanadaCANNorthern America	46.048	30.760	15.288
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	45.938	30.206	15.732
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	45.479	27.721	17.758
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	44.758	35.902	8.856
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	44.251	33.163	11.088
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	43.836	22.691	21.145
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	43.721	25.892	17.829
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	43.499	24.395	19.104
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	43.350	38.898	4.452
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	43.027	40.245	2.782
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	43.004	28.857	14.147
BermudaBMUNorthern America	42.823	29.940	12.883
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	42.273	29.071	13.202
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	39.480	36.877	2.603
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	39.205	34.145	5.060
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	39.198	31.808	7.390
QatarQATWestern Asia	38.920	37.567	1.354
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	38.720	27.605	11.115
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	33.577	16.468	17.109

02In 1986

At either end

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

Highest

Marshall Islands115.940
Yemen113.789
Kenya109.361
Eswatini109.224
Zambia107.497

Lowest

Vatican City33.577
Andorra38.720
Qatar38.920
Singapore39.198
Greenland39.205

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 71.967. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Child dependency ratio (aged 0–14 per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestMarshall Islands109.460
LowestVatican City16.468
Middle country: 64.586
Old-age dependency ratio (aged 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestIsle of Man33.217
LowestQatar1.354
Middle country: 7.523

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
67 · 155rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Burundi99.306 → 101.293+1.987
Tuvalu57.358 → 59.238+1.880
Nauru70.152 → 71.992+1.840
Maldives92.285 → 93.955+1.670
Mali96.198 → 97.609+1.411

Fell most

Anguilla79.263 → 75.197−4.066
Turks and Caicos Islands64.320 → 61.270−3.050
Northern Mariana Islands42.351 → 39.480−2.871
Sint Maarten45.807 → 43.350−2.457
Palau68.153 → 65.821−2.332

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 (1986). Total Dependency Ratio, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/dependency-ratio/1986

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