Total Dependency Ratio, 2018

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Total Dependency Ratio, 2018: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Country	Total dependency ratio (aged 0–14 and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)	Child dependency ratio (aged 0–14 per 100 aged 15–64)	Old-age dependency ratio (aged 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	109.615	12.500	97.115
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	104.958	100.527	4.431
NigerNERWestern Africa	104.411	99.319	5.093
MaliMLIWestern Africa	101.280	96.150	5.130
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	101.186	97.069	4.118
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	100.490	95.757	4.733
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	99.007	94.054	4.953
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	95.942	89.873	6.068
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	94.299	23.896	70.403
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	93.564	89.675	3.889
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	92.925	87.535	5.390
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	91.903	86.735	5.168
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	90.371	85.495	4.876
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	90.292	83.945	6.347
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	90.148	85.290	4.858
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	89.850	85.356	4.494
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	88.693	83.359	5.334
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	87.781	82.180	5.601
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	87.056	81.507	5.549
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	86.517	80.054	6.463
GuineaGINWestern Africa	85.569	79.138	6.431
BeninBENWestern Africa	85.507	79.889	5.618
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	84.885	81.617	3.267
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	84.123	78.984	5.139
EritreaERIEastern Africa	83.622	76.215	7.408

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 54.314. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

  HighestCentral African Republic100.527

  LowestVatican City12.500

  Middle country: 36.025

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

  HighestVatican City97.115

  LowestQatar1.348

  Middle country: 10.618

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