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Total Dependency Ratio, 1993

1993, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 1993 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Yemen is highest, at 117.285; Andorra is lowest, at 34.970. The middle country reads 67.208. Against 1992, 222 values changed (84 up, 138 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 1993

HighestYemen

117.285

LowestAndorra

34.970

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, 1993, 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, 1993: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
YemenYEMWestern Asia117.285111.2336.052
BurundiBDIEastern Africa115.542109.8325.710
ComorosCOMEastern Africa106.58198.0338.547
UgandaUGAEastern Africa105.96599.8656.100
PalestinePSEWestern Asia104.389100.1294.260
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia104.06798.6785.388
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa103.90198.2785.622
ChadTCDMiddle Africa103.30196.6426.660
RwandaRWAEastern Africa103.02898.3204.708
MaliMLIWestern Africa102.93995.6287.311
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa102.51095.8226.688
KenyaKENEastern Africa102.19097.7984.392
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia101.99797.4584.539
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa101.12294.6366.485
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa100.21790.9489.269
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa99.51590.2459.270
GambiaGMBWestern Africa99.18991.7087.481
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia99.05493.2425.812
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa98.63891.6137.025
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa98.42093.5094.910
MalawiMWIEastern Africa97.87090.9436.928
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa97.61189.2708.341
SudanSDNNorthern Africa97.32191.4285.892
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa96.57991.1395.440
BeninBENWestern Africa96.49989.7696.730

02In 1993

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Yemen117.285
  2. Burundi115.542
  3. Comoros106.581
  4. Uganda105.965
  5. Palestine104.389

Lowest

  1. Andorra34.970
  2. Cayman Islands36.326
  3. Singapore36.418
  4. Qatar38.058
  5. United Arab Emirates39.647

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 67.208. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestYemen111.233

    LowestVatican City15.385

    Middle country: 59.230

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

    HighestMonaco33.540

    LowestUnited Arab Emirates1.405

    Middle country: 7.346

031992 → 1993

Since 1992

What changed between 1992 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 222values changed, of 222 in both
  • 84 · 138rose · 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 1993.

  • 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 (1993). Total Dependency Ratio, 1993 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/dependency-ratio/1993

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07Questions

Total Dependency Ratio, 1993: questions and answers

Which country has the highest dependency ratio in Total Dependency Ratio, 1993?

Yemen, at 117.285, of the 222 countries in the file.

What year does Total Dependency Ratio, 1993 describe?

1993.

How many countries does Total Dependency Ratio, 1993 cover?

222.

Where can I download Total Dependency Ratio, 1993?

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, 1993 the newest?

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

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