Data for 2023

Total Dependency Ratio, 2023

Name: Total Dependency Ratio, 2023
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
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2023, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 2023 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Central African Republic is highest, at 105.178; Qatar is lowest, at 20.095. The middle country reads 54.730. Against 2022, 221 values changed (95 up, 126 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 2023

HighestCentral African Republic

105.178

LowestQatar

20.095

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

222countries
3measures per country
2023the year it describes
222distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Total Dependency Ratio, 2023: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	105.178	100.879	4.299
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	103.074	12.295	90.779
Niger`NER`Western Africa	98.164	93.069	5.095
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	98.161	26.115	72.046
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	97.018	91.966	5.053
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	96.683	90.648	6.035
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	95.563	90.859	4.704
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	95.358	91.305	4.053
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	91.847	87.031	4.816
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	90.555	85.283	5.272
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	90.055	84.712	5.343
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	86.051	80.069	5.982
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	85.490	81.501	3.989
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	84.390	78.779	5.611
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	83.836	79.465	4.371
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	81.891	77.124	4.767
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	81.625	75.054	6.572
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	81.568	75.961	5.607
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	80.780	74.559	6.221
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	80.295	75.292	5.003
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	80.246	74.788	5.458
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	79.965	69.696	10.268
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	78.281	73.659	4.622
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	78.130	72.409	5.721
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	78.107	74.725	3.382
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	78.077	73.504	4.573
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	77.931	72.745	5.186
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	77.726	73.270	4.457
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	77.647	72.357	5.290
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	76.287	70.509	5.778
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	75.581	70.026	5.555
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	75.154	69.312	5.842
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	74.922	67.543	7.379
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	74.912	67.651	7.261
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	74.715	69.627	5.088
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	74.025	68.506	5.519
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	73.566	68.111	5.454
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	73.089	61.661	11.428
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	73.070	66.856	6.214
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	72.929	66.353	6.576
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	72.854	66.169	6.685
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	72.041	64.346	7.695
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	71.640	66.136	5.504
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	71.096	64.557	6.539
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	70.167	63.027	7.141
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	70.100	19.815	50.285
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	69.802	63.649	6.153
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	69.462	63.316	6.146
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	69.100	63.061	6.039
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	69.087	64.559	4.528
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	68.646	61.829	6.816
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	68.034	62.326	5.708
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	67.674	62.789	4.885
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	67.102	61.003	6.099
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	66.751	46.048	20.703
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	66.143	60.109	6.034
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	65.464	56.638	8.826
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	64.629	38.451	26.178
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	64.170	56.976	7.194
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	64.061	57.305	6.757
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	63.605	53.338	10.268
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	63.299	26.975	36.324
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	63.266	57.019	6.248
France`FRA`Western Europe	62.691	27.307	35.384
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	62.636	24.290	38.346
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	62.165	34.267	27.898
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	61.647	42.061	19.587
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	61.548	52.780	8.767
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	60.986	32.450	28.536
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	60.928	51.705	9.223
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	60.894	47.527	13.367
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	60.813	54.144	6.669
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	60.736	27.727	33.009
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	60.510	39.874	20.637
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	60.003	52.221	7.782
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	59.757	51.817	7.939
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	59.327	23.139	36.188
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	59.115	53.788	5.328
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	58.906	21.590	37.316
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	58.791	24.918	33.873
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	58.771	48.646	10.125
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	58.743	20.468	38.275
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	58.614	22.426	36.188
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	58.434	25.299	33.135
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	58.410	50.909	7.500
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	57.992	21.985	36.006
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	57.950	22.666	35.283
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	57.846	27.480	30.367
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	57.644	48.667	8.978
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	57.580	42.099	15.481
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	57.399	24.974	32.424
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	57.322	25.629	31.693
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	57.160	22.848	34.312
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	57.142	19.084	38.058
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	57.130	33.061	24.068
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	56.893	23.424	33.469
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	56.865	50.638	6.227
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	56.859	18.831	38.029
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	56.788	24.574	32.213
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	56.716	49.479	7.237
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	56.425	47.101	9.325
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	56.257	26.281	29.975
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	56.111	49.441	6.670
Guyana`GUY`South America	55.770	45.677	10.093
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	55.761	28.555	27.205
Bolivia`BOL`South America	55.504	46.873	8.631
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	55.351	24.664	30.687
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	55.296	31.047	24.249
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	55.156	48.449	6.706
Venezuela`VEN`South America	55.008	40.541	14.468
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	54.833	27.917	26.916
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	54.626	23.459	31.168
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	54.570	22.390	32.180
Honduras`HND`Central America	54.533	47.899	6.634
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	54.472	27.485	26.987
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	54.257	28.344	25.913
Paraguay`PRY`South America	54.203	44.381	9.822
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	54.067	47.079	6.988
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	54.022	44.225	9.797
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	53.991	42.365	11.627
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	53.942	25.411	28.531
United States`USA`Northern America	53.909	27.080	26.829
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	53.899	46.686	7.213
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	53.521	20.295	33.226
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	53.351	21.283	32.068
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	53.241	22.813	30.428
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	53.096	43.419	9.676
Canada`CAN`Northern America	53.052	23.424	29.628
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	53.040	23.104	29.936
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	52.958	22.960	29.997
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	52.866	44.643	8.223
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	52.834	26.085	26.749
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	52.809	29.060	23.749
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	52.693	21.906	30.787
Uruguay`URY`South America	52.668	28.527	24.141
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	52.660	41.087	11.573
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	52.594	21.825	30.769
Argentina`ARG`South America	52.424	33.824	18.600
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	52.388	19.346	33.041
Panama`PAN`Central America	52.283	38.491	13.792
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	52.231	45.022	7.209
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	51.790	26.586	25.204
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	51.745	33.932	17.813
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	51.419	24.086	27.332
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	51.314	20.062	31.252
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	51.217	43.259	7.957
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	51.197	39.364	11.832
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	50.914	25.165	25.749
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	50.894	41.323	9.571
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.605	36.800	13.805
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	50.558	26.328	24.230
Suriname`SUR`South America	50.530	39.057	11.473
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	50.499	25.864	24.635
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	50.160	27.113	23.047
Peru`PER`South America	50.039	36.547	13.492
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	50.024	25.567	24.457
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	49.725	37.746	11.978
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	49.723	32.410	17.313
Ecuador`ECU`South America	49.471	37.375	12.097
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	49.147	19.616	29.531
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	49.143	39.330	9.813
Mexico`MEX`Central America	49.042	37.138	11.903
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	48.927	21.290	27.637
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	48.897	41.633	7.263
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	48.713	29.066	19.647
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	48.404	31.946	16.459
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	48.368	38.702	9.666
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	47.807	15.814	31.993
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	47.551	34.831	12.721
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	47.022	36.660	10.363
India`IND`Southern Asia	47.013	36.837	10.176
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	46.715	32.042	14.673
Belize`BLZ`Central America	46.701	39.598	7.102
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	46.448	29.064	17.384
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	46.433	22.718	23.716
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	46.209	35.844	10.365
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	46.038	22.260	23.778
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	45.601	32.886	12.716
Chile`CHL`South America	45.091	25.223	19.868
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	45.032	28.036	16.996
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	44.947	27.512	17.435
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	44.798	30.834	13.964
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	44.773	22.903	21.870
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	44.764	30.115	14.649
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	44.730	24.010	20.720
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	44.621	26.191	18.430
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	44.414	32.983	11.432
Brazil`BRA`South America	44.029	28.714	15.316
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	43.800	28.376	15.423
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	43.631	23.058	20.573
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	43.585	32.083	11.502
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	43.415	17.130	26.285
Colombia`COL`South America	42.803	29.414	13.388
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	42.615	25.709	16.905
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	42.503	26.118	16.385
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	42.466	21.498	20.969
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	42.327	31.722	10.605
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	41.755	25.824	15.932
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	41.627	26.260	15.367
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	41.454	15.519	25.936
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	41.441	24.220	17.221
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	40.907	25.835	15.072
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	40.860	21.919	18.942
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	39.803	28.156	11.647
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	39.016	21.025	17.991
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	38.674	34.984	3.689
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	38.562	29.738	8.825
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	38.247	16.932	21.315
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	38.072	19.461	18.611
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	37.998	29.013	8.985
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	37.303	24.536	12.767
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	37.206	22.252	14.954
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	36.979	26.210	10.770
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	36.831	32.973	3.858
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	33.125	15.692	17.433
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	33.042	21.678	11.364
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	32.265	26.518	5.747
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	32.173	20.010	12.163
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	29.249	24.547	4.702
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	27.479	23.715	3.764
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	22.003	19.934	2.069
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	20.095	18.207	1.888

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

Central African Republic105.178
Vatican City103.074
Niger98.164
Monaco98.161
Somalia97.018

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 54.730. “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 Republic100.879
LowestVatican City12.295
Middle country: 33.878
Old-age dependency ratio (aged 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)
HighestVatican City90.779
LowestQatar1.888
Middle country: 12.038

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
221values changed, of 222 in both
95 · 126rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Saint Martin59.514 → 62.165+2.651
Tuvalu60.954 → 63.605+2.651
Cook Islands58.847 → 60.510+1.663
Hong Kong46.189 → 47.807+1.618
Guam60.329 → 61.647+1.318

Fell most

Syria57.732 → 53.899−3.833
South Sudan77.588 → 74.715−2.873
Chad97.860 → 95.358−2.502
Burundi94.080 → 91.847−2.233
Malawi80.332 → 78.281−2.051

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

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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 2023.
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Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

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UN DESA Population Division (2023). Total Dependency Ratio, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/dependency-ratio/2023

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