Dependent People

Global Ranking

percent of the working age populationSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Niger109.520201110.26
2Mali97.962020299.2
3Somalia96.282020497.12
4Chad96.042020397.29
5Democratic Republic of the Congo95.372020596.15
6Angola94.52020695.39
7Uganda92.312020794.03
8Burundi90.962020891.25
9Mozambique88.412020989.56
10Burkina Faso87.920201088.98
11Gambia86.8520201287.58
12Central African Republic86.3620201187.74
13Nigeria85.9620201586.67
14Tanzania85.8720201486.79
15Zambia85.720201387.19
16Guinea85.1920201686.54
17Senegal84.1620201884.97
18Malawi83.9420201785.57
19Benin82.5620201983.39
20Zimbabwe81.5720202082.28
21Guinea-Bissau81.220202481.87
22Cameroon81.0920202382.1
23Sao Tome and Principe81.0520202182.17
24Afghanistan80.0920202282.11
25Ivory Coast79.8320202580.47
26Eritrea79.4220113376.94
27Republic of the Congo78.6820202679.4
28Solomon Islands77.6220203177.82
29Liberia77.5920202778.69
30Togo77.1220202878.21
31Sudan76.9120203077.88
32Ethiopia76.8520202978.1
33Sierra Leone76.2820203277.53
34Madagascar75.9420203476.71
35Mauritania75.0220203575.58
36Rwanda74.220203774.81
37Samoa73.2620203674.82
38Comoros72.7920203873.43
39Vanuatu72.4720203973.39
40Yemen71.7120204072.79
41Swaziland70.8120204171.96
42Iraq69.9420204370.71
43Kenya69.7820204271.28
44Japan69.0520204668.28
45Gabon68.920204568.7
46Tonga68.5920204469.53
47Tajikistan67.9320204967.1
48Namibia67.8620204768.11
49Ghana67.4220204867.96
50Israel67.3420205066.93
51Kiribati67.0320205166.45
52Egypt64.6220205464.23
53Pakistan64.3920205364.95
54Equatorial Guinea64.3720205264.97
55Papua New Guinea63.1820205563.92
56Finland62.3920205861.7
57France62.3620205761.8
58Guatemala62.320205663.37
59Sweden61.1720206260.83
60Botswana61.0720205961.63
61Bolivia60.4920206061.2
62Haiti60.3820206161.09
63Algeria60.0720206558.99
64Kyrgyzstan59.6920206558.99
65Lesotho59.220206459.73
66Latvia59.0320206757.84
67Kazakhstan58.8520206857.56
68Estonia58.4120207057.37
69Jordan58.2520206359.89
70Puerto Rico57.6820207656.15
71Denmark57.3520207157.15
72United Kingdom57.0620207256.75
73Italy56.9620207356.69
73Belgium56.9620207456.41
75Laos56.7620206957.4
76Bulgaria56.6120207756.1
77Lithuania56.4820209754.54
78Greece56.120207855.86
79Czech Republic5620208755.1
80Slovenia55.9420209754.54
81Portugal55.8320208555.3
82Argentina55.7720207855.86
83New Zealand55.7620208655.18
84Croatia55.7520208954.85
85Cambodia55.7120208055.8
86Netherlands55.6120208855.01
87Paraguay55.5320208155.76
88Malta55.52202010054.19
89Syria55.420208355.64
90Germany55.3820209254.71
91Micronesia55.2420208455.4
92Honduras55.1920207556.22
93Turkmenistan55.1820209454.68
94Philippines55.1720208255.74
95Australia55.0520209954.31
96Georgia54.98202010154.07
97Uruguay54.8520209054.8
98Ireland54.8220209154.73
99Mongolia54.81202010653.82
100El Salvador54.4220209554.63
101Venezuela54.41202010453.88
102Nicaragua54.2720209654.59
103Iceland53.96202010853.47
104Panama53.93202010154.07
105United States53.85202011053.28
106Ecuador53.81202010354.03
107Dominican Republic53.77202010553.86
108Sri Lanka53.65202010953.36
109Fiji53.44202010753.65
110Norway53.34202011153.11
111Romania53.26202011552.36
112Guyana53.21202011253
113Nepal52.9920209354.69
114Hungary52.84202011951.81
115Serbia52.5202011652.16
116Spain52.39202011852.03
117Morocco52.38202011752.14
118South Africa52.23202011452.4
119Belize51.99202011352.84
120Switzerland51.64202012251.01
121Poland51.42202013049.93
122Canada51.24202012650.36
123Russia51.22202013249.81
124Montenegro51.09202012550.46
125Suriname51.06202012051.35
126Djibouti50.64202012151.09
126Austria50.64202012750.23
128Uzbekistan50.58202012950.13
129Grenada50.53202012850.14
130Barbados50.29202013149.88
131Mexico50.27202012450.61
132Peru50.19202012350.71
133Tunisia49.62202013748.85
134Ukraine49.12202013848.47
135Turkey49.08202013449.29
136Cape Verde48.96202013349.49
137Belarus48.86202014447.57
138India48.66202013549.25
139Armenia48.45202014347.6
140Lebanon48.41202013648.91
141Bosnia and Herzegovina48.01202014746.83
141Jamaica48.01202014048.05
143Libya47.73202013948.21
144Slovakia47.61202014946.41
145Indonesia47.49202014247.64
146Aruba47.03202015046.37
147Bangladesh47.02202014147.92
148Albania46.93202015146.2
149Seychelles46.7202015246.08
150Saint Vincent and the Grenadines46.65202014546.92
151New Caledonia46.64202014846.76
152Burma (Myanmar)46.46202014646.9
153Trinidad and Tobago46.15202015545.73
154Chile45.95202015645.72
155Iran45.58202015744.96
156Colombia45.44202015445.74
157Antigua and Barbuda45.31202015844.95
158Bhutan45.14202015345.84
159Costa Rica45.1202015944.84
160Vietnam45.05202016044.44
161Cyprus44.9202016144.42
162Hong Kong44.65202016742.5
163Macedonia44.48202016343.84
164Malaysia44.16202016244.12
165Brazil43.48202016443.39
166Azerbaijan43.38202016642.63
167Luxembourg42.75202016542.82
168China42.21202016941.4
169Thailand41.86202017241.3
170Bahamas41.54202016841.96
171Mauritius41.45202017041.36
172North Korea41.23202017141.35
173Moldova39.63202017538.7
174South Korea39.54202017738.52
175Saint Lucia39.37202017439.37
176Saudi Arabia39.27202017339.43
177Brunei38.68202017638.55
178Macao35.73202017833.75
179Singapore34.5202018032.85
180Oman33.33202017933.1
181Kuwait32.45202018132.16
182Maldives30.2202018230.81
183Bahrain26.48202018326.96
184United Arab Emirates19.16202018418.86
185Qatar18.1202018517.81

Definition of Dependent People

Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

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