Data for 1990

Total Dependency Ratio, 1990

1990, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 1990 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Yemen is highest, at 116.923; Northern Mariana Islands is lowest, at 35.487. The middle country reads 68.728. Against 1989, 222 values changed (81 up, 141 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 1990

HighestYemen

116.923

LowestNorthern Mariana Islands

35.487

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
1990the year it describes
222distinct values3 decimals, as published
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Total Dependency Ratio, 1990: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

YemenYEMWestern Asia	116.923	110.766	6.157
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	112.671	106.714	5.957
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	106.304	100.482	5.821
KenyaKENEastern Africa	105.564	101.132	4.432
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	105.273	98.991	6.281
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	105.213	99.302	5.911
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	105.195	100.503	4.692
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	104.934	100.670	4.264
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	104.164	95.876	8.288
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	103.324	92.827	10.497
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	102.270	95.281	6.989
MaliMLIWestern Africa	102.109	94.639	7.470
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	101.632	92.213	9.419
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	101.479	94.572	6.908
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	100.905	95.988	4.916
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	100.830	94.661	6.169
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	100.585	95.564	5.021
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	100.285	94.158	6.127
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	99.665	95.187	4.478
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	99.223	91.986	7.237
BeninBENWestern Africa	99.003	91.833	7.171
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	98.796	90.847	7.949
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	98.717	93.334	5.383
SenegalSENWestern Africa	98.476	92.540	5.936
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	98.061	92.216	5.845
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	97.246	91.394	5.852
HondurasHNDCentral America	97.236	90.972	6.264
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	97.182	89.545	7.637
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	97.145	88.862	8.283
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	96.337	89.932	6.405
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	96.070	90.458	5.612
NigerNERWestern Africa	95.953	91.755	4.198
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	95.887	90.526	5.361
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	95.832	90.462	5.370
IraqIRQWestern Asia	95.674	88.462	7.212
NicaraguaNICCentral America	95.606	90.105	5.501
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	95.413	89.690	5.724
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	95.206	88.694	6.512
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	94.883	89.001	5.882
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	94.074	88.105	5.968
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	94.055	87.968	6.087
BelizeBLZCentral America	93.950	86.013	7.937
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	93.671	87.422	6.249
GabonGABMiddle Africa	92.821	81.752	11.069
TogoTGOWestern Africa	92.684	86.997	5.687
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	91.855	86.849	5.007
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	91.457	86.990	4.467
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	90.774	83.744	7.030
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	90.587	84.186	6.401
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	90.491	84.834	5.658
GuineaGINWestern Africa	90.413	82.437	7.975
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	90.352	83.869	6.483
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	90.257	85.961	4.296
IranIRNSouthern Asia	89.887	83.744	6.143
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	89.860	83.303	6.558
JordanJORWestern Asia	89.840	85.371	4.468
EritreaERIEastern Africa	89.665	84.487	5.178
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	89.535	84.105	5.430
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	89.500	82.827	6.673
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	89.085	83.423	5.662
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	88.877	81.048	7.829
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	88.215	80.805	7.410
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	87.749	82.129	5.620
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	87.676	81.994	5.683
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	85.925	79.416	6.509
OmanOMNWestern Asia	84.712	80.181	4.531
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	84.388	77.979	6.409
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	84.288	79.036	5.252
HaitiHTICaribbean	84.140	77.074	7.066
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	83.416	76.322	7.093
ParaguayPRYSouth America	82.757	75.869	6.888
SamoaWSMPolynesia	82.555	75.755	6.800
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	82.534	76.635	5.899
TongaTONPolynesia	82.485	74.383	8.101
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	82.436	75.442	6.994
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	82.414	75.765	6.649
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	81.660	78.090	3.570
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	81.241	74.207	7.034
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	81.087	74.656	6.431
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	80.638	75.551	5.086
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.336	75.283	5.053
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	80.105	75.078	5.028
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	79.860	75.936	3.923
BoliviaBOLSouth America	79.779	72.458	7.321
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	79.489	75.619	3.869
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	79.480	69.815	9.664
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	78.412	68.644	9.768
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	78.044	60.899	17.145
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	77.919	66.712	11.206
NauruNRUMicronesia	77.905	73.218	4.687
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	77.277	71.216	6.062
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	76.602	70.434	6.167
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	76.196	70.817	5.378
MexicoMEXCentral America	75.859	68.652	7.207
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	75.598	62.788	12.810
PeruPERSouth America	75.416	69.174	6.242
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	74.210	67.176	7.034
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	74.147	68.023	6.124
EcuadorECUSouth America	73.627	67.247	6.381
NiueNIUPolynesia	73.550	59.259	14.291
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	73.534	65.101	8.433
DominicaDMACaribbean	72.765	57.268	15.497
VenezuelaVENSouth America	72.199	65.656	6.544
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	71.902	64.707	7.196
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	71.482	64.704	6.779
FijiFJIMelanesia	71.287	66.212	5.075
American SamoaASMPolynesia	71.037	65.477	5.559
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	70.842	63.762	7.080
GuyanaGUYSouth America	69.045	62.368	6.677
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	68.905	62.015	6.890
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	68.892	62.867	6.025
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	68.564	61.002	7.562
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	68.224	60.249	7.975
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	68.214	60.349	7.865
SurinameSURSouth America	68.204	62.951	5.253
IsraelISRWestern Asia	68.084	52.552	15.532
Costa RicaCRICentral America	68.004	60.427	7.578
PanamaPANCentral America	67.688	60.489	7.199
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	66.818	57.622	9.196
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	66.616	54.709	11.906
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	66.442	59.725	6.716
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	66.405	61.195	5.210
ColombiaCOLSouth America	66.091	59.573	6.518
AnguillaAIACaribbean	65.710	51.120	14.590
BrazilBRASouth America	65.594	58.770	6.824
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	64.868	53.396	11.472
MontserratMSRCaribbean	64.299	43.248	21.051
ArgentinaARGSouth America	64.066	49.939	14.127
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	63.325	48.591	14.734
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	62.577	44.033	18.543
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	61.734	52.636	9.097
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	61.702	54.433	7.269
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	61.482	52.796	8.686
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	60.899	57.991	2.908
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	60.761	54.391	6.370
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	59.884	50.712	9.171
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	59.598	52.804	6.794
UruguayURYSouth America	59.289	40.749	18.540
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	58.754	54.620	4.134
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	58.166	27.366	30.800
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	57.656	43.012	14.645
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	56.864	38.248	18.617
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	56.556	43.414	13.142
PalauPLWMicronesia	56.350	47.149	9.201
ChileCHLSouth America	55.759	46.354	9.405
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	55.556	27.900	27.656
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	55.487	52.198	3.289
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	55.242	38.737	16.506
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	55.056	39.147	15.909
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	54.778	46.934	7.844
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	54.447	29.251	25.196
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	54.057	45.855	8.201
PolandPOLEastern Europe	54.032	38.464	15.568
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	53.896	37.312	16.585
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	53.891	29.465	24.426
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	53.854	46.436	7.418
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	53.824	44.547	9.277
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	53.113	19.632	33.481
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	52.973	42.486	10.487
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	52.719	37.947	14.771
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	52.526	38.947	13.579
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	52.217	35.409	16.807
BahamasBHSCaribbean	51.875	43.872	8.003
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	51.844	43.728	8.116
FranceFRAWestern Europe	51.793	30.568	21.225
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	51.504	40.706	10.799
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	51.498	31.045	20.453
GuamGUMMicronesia	51.490	45.714	5.776
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	51.468	32.446	19.022
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	51.298	45.323	5.974
United StatesUSANorthern America	51.238	32.628	18.610
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	51.228	33.663	17.565
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	51.218	35.186	16.031
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	51.188	35.349	15.839
BelarusBLREastern Europe	50.856	34.807	16.050
UkraineUKREastern Europe	50.741	32.597	18.144
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	50.682	30.472	20.210
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	50.531	38.484	12.047
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	50.348	30.541	19.807
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	50.191	33.889	16.302
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	50.127	30.820	19.307
SpainESPSouthern Europe	50.002	29.685	20.317
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	49.683	32.129	17.554
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	49.645	40.688	8.957
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	49.468	32.939	16.529
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	49.365	27.072	22.293
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	49.349	28.981	20.368
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	49.045	34.158	14.887
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	48.592	28.703	19.889
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	48.485	40.699	7.786
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	48.473	25.329	23.143
ArubaABWCaribbean	48.390	37.684	10.706
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	48.092	25.946	22.146
CanadaCANNorthern America	46.960	30.443	16.518
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	46.356	25.017	21.339
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	45.892	30.278	15.614
ItalyITASouthern Europe	45.833	24.011	21.822
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	45.769	28.861	16.907
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	45.252	35.698	9.553
CubaCUBCaribbean	45.249	33.101	12.148
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	45.182	26.653	18.529
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	44.967	38.436	6.531
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	44.831	23.299	21.532
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	44.376	25.068	19.308
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	44.325	37.274	7.051
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	44.112	27.844	16.268
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	44.109	42.629	1.481
MacauMACEastern Asia	43.939	34.532	9.406
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	43.333	40.307	3.027
JapanJPNEastern Asia	43.226	25.811	17.415
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	42.515	30.230	12.284
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	42.355	22.983	19.372
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	42.127	36.733	5.393
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	40.915	26.866	14.049
BermudaBMUNorthern America	40.185	27.551	12.634
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	39.697	31.205	8.492
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	39.185	35.231	3.953
QatarQATWestern Asia	38.988	37.480	1.508
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	37.892	24.580	13.313
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	37.797	15.954	21.842
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	36.985	29.314	7.671
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	35.487	33.083	2.404

02In 1990

At either end

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

Highest

Yemen116.923
Marshall Islands112.671
Burundi106.304
Kenya105.564
Uganda105.273

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 68.728. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Child dependency ratio (aged 0–14 per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestYemen110.766
LowestVatican City15.954
Middle country: 60.951
Old-age dependency ratio (aged 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestMonaco33.481
LowestUnited Arab Emirates1.481
Middle country: 7.295

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
81 · 141rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Tuvalu65.031 → 66.818+1.787
Cambodia86.073 → 87.676+1.603
Nauru76.430 → 77.905+1.475
Vatican City36.432 → 37.797+1.365
Azerbaijan59.516 → 60.761+1.245

Fell most

Jordan96.670 → 89.840−6.830
Namibia88.636 → 84.388−4.248
Saint Lucia83.268 → 79.480−3.788
Oman87.900 → 84.712−3.188
Libya82.811 → 80.105−2.706

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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Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

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UN DESA Population Division (1990). Total Dependency Ratio, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/dependency-ratio/1990

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