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Total Dependency Ratio, 2002

2002, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 2002 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Uganda is highest, at 110.905; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at 25.581. The middle country reads 57.852. Against 2001, 222 values changed (40 up, 182 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 2002

HighestUganda

110.905

LowestUnited Arab Emirates

25.581

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, 2002, 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, 2002: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
UgandaUGAEastern Africa110.905105.7215.184
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia110.535105.7684.766
ChadTCDMiddle Africa107.648102.0315.617
YemenYEMWestern Asia103.44297.8355.606
ComorosCOMEastern Africa102.35794.2008.157
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa101.67496.4005.275
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa100.58395.4155.168
NigerNERWestern Africa100.09895.5644.534
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa99.43194.9734.458
MalawiMWIEastern Africa98.81291.6467.166
BurundiBDIEastern Africa98.42093.7114.709
MaliMLIWestern Africa98.02391.8956.128
GambiaGMBWestern Africa97.80492.0935.711
GuineaGINWestern Africa97.66489.9067.758
PalestinePSEWestern Asia96.26891.5494.719
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa95.71290.1155.597
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa95.06289.2385.824
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa94.34189.7234.618
SudanSDNNorthern Africa94.05988.5395.520
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa93.13587.7645.371
BeninBENWestern Africa93.04287.0336.009
South SudanSSDEastern Africa92.96888.2274.741
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa92.86987.6235.246
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa91.90686.7715.135
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa91.47385.2146.260

02In 2002

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Uganda110.905
  2. Afghanistan110.535
  3. Chad107.648
  4. Yemen103.442
  5. Comoros102.357

Lowest

  1. United Arab Emirates25.581
  2. Qatar31.126
  3. Singapore33.141
  4. Cayman Islands33.491
  5. Northern Mariana Islands35.259

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 57.852. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestAfghanistan105.768

    LowestVatican City13.333

    Middle country: 48.349

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

    HighestVatican City43.743

    LowestQatar1.582

    Middle country: 8.149

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 222values changed, of 222 in both
  • 40 · 182rose · 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 2002.

  • 220 distinct values among 222

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 91.191. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • 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 (2002). Total Dependency Ratio, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/dependency-ratio/2002

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07Questions

Total Dependency Ratio, 2002: questions and answers

Which country has the highest dependency ratio in Total Dependency Ratio, 2002?

Uganda, at 110.905, of the 222 countries in the file.

What year does Total Dependency Ratio, 2002 describe?

2002.

How many countries does Total Dependency Ratio, 2002 cover?

222.

Where can I download Total Dependency Ratio, 2002?

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, 2002 the newest?

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

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