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Total Dependency Ratio, 1992

1992, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 1992 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Yemen is highest, at 117.403; Andorra is lowest, at 35.242. The middle country reads 67.705. Against 1991, 222 values changed (83 up, 139 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 1992

HighestYemen

117.403

LowestAndorra

35.242

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Total Dependency Ratio, 1992, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort

Total Dependency Ratio, 1992: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
YemenYEMWestern Asia117.403111.3126.091
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia107.323101.7485.576
BurundiBDIEastern Africa106.508100.9505.558
UgandaUGAEastern Africa105.73999.5676.172
ComorosCOMEastern Africa105.02696.5768.450
PalestinePSEWestern Asia104.618100.3614.257
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa104.26698.5445.722
RwandaRWAEastern Africa104.21399.4814.732
KenyaKENEastern Africa103.38898.9854.403
MaliMLIWestern Africa102.85595.4727.384
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa102.44195.6646.777
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa101.15191.4359.716
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia101.13196.6214.510
ChadTCDMiddle Africa100.92494.2316.693
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa100.37691.0829.294
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia99.57793.8955.682
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa99.55193.3406.211
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa99.28694.3714.915
GambiaGMBWestern Africa99.04691.3467.700
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa98.98191.8817.100
BeninBENWestern Africa98.62291.6896.933
MalawiMWIEastern Africa97.68990.5447.145
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa97.60589.3008.305
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa97.38191.7755.606
SudanSDNNorthern Africa97.03391.2075.826

02In 1992

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Yemen117.403
  2. Marshall Islands107.323
  3. Burundi106.508
  4. Uganda105.739
  5. Comoros105.026

Lowest

  1. Andorra35.242
  2. Singapore36.566
  3. Cayman Islands37.231
  4. Qatar38.342
  5. Sint Maarten39.658

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 67.705. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Child dependency ratio (aged 0–14 per 100 aged 15–64)

    HighestYemen111.312

    LowestVatican City15.534

    Middle country: 59.659

  • Old-age dependency ratio (aged 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)

    HighestMonaco33.499

    LowestUnited Arab Emirates1.424

    Middle country: 7.294

031991 → 1992

Since 1991

What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 222values changed, of 222 in both
  • 83 · 139rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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

Read before you use

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

How values are stored

  • 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 1992.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1992). Total Dependency Ratio, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/dependency-ratio/1992

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07Questions

Total Dependency Ratio, 1992: questions and answers

Which country has the highest dependency ratio in Total Dependency Ratio, 1992?

Yemen, at 117.403, of the 222 countries in the file.

What year does Total Dependency Ratio, 1992 describe?

1992.

How many countries does Total Dependency Ratio, 1992 cover?

222.

Where can I download Total Dependency Ratio, 1992?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Total Dependency Ratio, 1992 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Total Dependency Ratio, 2023.

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