Dependent People

Global Ranking

percent of the working age populationSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Niger	109.5	2020	1	110.26
2	Mali	97.96	2020	2	99.2
3 ↑	Somalia	96.28	2020	4	97.12
4 ↓	Chad	96.04	2020	3	97.29
5	Democratic Republic of the Congo	95.37	2020	5	96.15
6	Angola	94.5	2020	6	95.39
7	Uganda	92.31	2020	7	94.03
8	Burundi	90.96	2020	8	91.25
9	Mozambique	88.41	2020	9	89.56
10	Burkina Faso	87.9	2020	10	88.98
11 ↑	Gambia	86.85	2020	12	87.58
12 ↓	Central African Republic	86.36	2020	11	87.74
13 ↑	Nigeria	85.96	2020	15	86.67
14	Tanzania	85.87	2020	14	86.79
15 ↓	Zambia	85.7	2020	13	87.19
16	Guinea	85.19	2020	16	86.54
17 ↑	Senegal	84.16	2020	18	84.97
18 ↓	Malawi	83.94	2020	17	85.57
19	Benin	82.56	2020	19	83.39
20	Zimbabwe	81.57	2020	20	82.28
21 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	81.2	2020	24	81.87
22 ↑	Cameroon	81.09	2020	23	82.1
23 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	81.05	2020	21	82.17
24 ↓	Afghanistan	80.09	2020	22	82.11
25	Ivory Coast	79.83	2020	25	80.47
26 ↑	Eritrea	79.42	2011	33	76.94
27 ↓	Republic of the Congo	78.68	2020	26	79.4
28 ↑	Solomon Islands	77.62	2020	31	77.82
29 ↓	Liberia	77.59	2020	27	78.69
30 ↓	Togo	77.12	2020	28	78.21
31 ↓	Sudan	76.91	2020	30	77.88
32 ↓	Ethiopia	76.85	2020	29	78.1
33 ↓	Sierra Leone	76.28	2020	32	77.53
34	Madagascar	75.94	2020	34	76.71
35	Mauritania	75.02	2020	35	75.58
36 ↑	Rwanda	74.2	2020	37	74.81
37 ↓	Samoa	73.26	2020	36	74.82
38	Comoros	72.79	2020	38	73.43
39	Vanuatu	72.47	2020	39	73.39
40	Yemen	71.71	2020	40	72.79
41	Swaziland	70.81	2020	41	71.96
42 ↑	Iraq	69.94	2020	43	70.71
43 ↓	Kenya	69.78	2020	42	71.28
44 ↑	Japan	69.05	2020	46	68.28
45	Gabon	68.9	2020	45	68.7
46 ↓	Tonga	68.59	2020	44	69.53
47 ↑	Tajikistan	67.93	2020	49	67.1
48 ↓	Namibia	67.86	2020	47	68.11
49 ↓	Ghana	67.42	2020	48	67.96
50	Israel	67.34	2020	50	66.93
51	Kiribati	67.03	2020	51	66.45
52 ↑	Egypt	64.62	2020	54	64.23
53	Pakistan	64.39	2020	53	64.95
54 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	64.37	2020	52	64.97
55	Papua New Guinea	63.18	2020	55	63.92
56 ↑	Finland	62.39	2020	58	61.7
57	France	62.36	2020	57	61.8
58 ↓	Guatemala	62.3	2020	56	63.37
59 ↑	Sweden	61.17	2020	62	60.83
60 ↓	Botswana	61.07	2020	59	61.63
61 ↓	Bolivia	60.49	2020	60	61.2
62 ↓	Haiti	60.38	2020	61	61.09
63 ↑	Algeria	60.07	2020	65	58.99
64 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	59.69	2020	65	58.99
65 ↓	Lesotho	59.2	2020	64	59.73
66 ↑	Latvia	59.03	2020	67	57.84
67 ↑	Kazakhstan	58.85	2020	68	57.56
68 ↑	Estonia	58.41	2020	70	57.37
69 ↓	Jordan	58.25	2020	63	59.89
70 ↑	Puerto Rico	57.68	2020	76	56.15
71	Denmark	57.35	2020	71	57.15
72	United Kingdom	57.06	2020	72	56.75
73	Italy	56.96	2020	73	56.69
73 ↑	Belgium	56.96	2020	74	56.41
75 ↓	Laos	56.76	2020	69	57.4
76 ↑	Bulgaria	56.61	2020	77	56.1
77 ↑	Lithuania	56.48	2020	97	54.54
78	Greece	56.1	2020	78	55.86
79 ↑	Czech Republic	56	2020	87	55.1
80 ↑	Slovenia	55.94	2020	97	54.54
81 ↑	Portugal	55.83	2020	85	55.3
82 ↓	Argentina	55.77	2020	78	55.86
83 ↑	New Zealand	55.76	2020	86	55.18
84 ↑	Croatia	55.75	2020	89	54.85
85 ↓	Cambodia	55.71	2020	80	55.8
86 ↑	Netherlands	55.61	2020	88	55.01
87 ↓	Paraguay	55.53	2020	81	55.76
88 ↑	Malta	55.52	2020	100	54.19
89 ↓	Syria	55.4	2020	83	55.64
90 ↑	Germany	55.38	2020	92	54.71
91 ↓	Micronesia	55.24	2020	84	55.4
92 ↓	Honduras	55.19	2020	75	56.22
93 ↑	Turkmenistan	55.18	2020	94	54.68
94 ↓	Philippines	55.17	2020	82	55.74
95 ↑	Australia	55.05	2020	99	54.31
96 ↑	Georgia	54.98	2020	101	54.07
97 ↓	Uruguay	54.85	2020	90	54.8
98 ↓	Ireland	54.82	2020	91	54.73
99 ↑	Mongolia	54.81	2020	106	53.82
100 ↓	El Salvador	54.42	2020	95	54.63
101 ↑	Venezuela	54.41	2020	104	53.88
102 ↓	Nicaragua	54.27	2020	96	54.59
103 ↑	Iceland	53.96	2020	108	53.47
104 ↓	Panama	53.93	2020	101	54.07
105 ↑	United States	53.85	2020	110	53.28
106 ↓	Ecuador	53.81	2020	103	54.03
107 ↓	Dominican Republic	53.77	2020	105	53.86
108 ↑	Sri Lanka	53.65	2020	109	53.36
109 ↓	Fiji	53.44	2020	107	53.65
110 ↑	Norway	53.34	2020	111	53.11
111 ↑	Romania	53.26	2020	115	52.36
112	Guyana	53.21	2020	112	53
113 ↓	Nepal	52.99	2020	93	54.69
114 ↑	Hungary	52.84	2020	119	51.81
115 ↑	Serbia	52.5	2020	116	52.16
116 ↑	Spain	52.39	2020	118	52.03
117	Morocco	52.38	2020	117	52.14
118 ↓	South Africa	52.23	2020	114	52.4
119 ↓	Belize	51.99	2020	113	52.84
120 ↑	Switzerland	51.64	2020	122	51.01
121 ↑	Poland	51.42	2020	130	49.93
122 ↑	Canada	51.24	2020	126	50.36
123 ↑	Russia	51.22	2020	132	49.81
124 ↑	Montenegro	51.09	2020	125	50.46
125 ↓	Suriname	51.06	2020	120	51.35
126 ↓	Djibouti	50.64	2020	121	51.09
126 ↑	Austria	50.64	2020	127	50.23
128 ↑	Uzbekistan	50.58	2020	129	50.13
129 ↓	Grenada	50.53	2020	128	50.14
130 ↑	Barbados	50.29	2020	131	49.88
131 ↓	Mexico	50.27	2020	124	50.61
132 ↓	Peru	50.19	2020	123	50.71
133 ↑	Tunisia	49.62	2020	137	48.85
134 ↑	Ukraine	49.12	2020	138	48.47
135 ↓	Turkey	49.08	2020	134	49.29
136 ↓	Cape Verde	48.96	2020	133	49.49
137 ↑	Belarus	48.86	2020	144	47.57
138 ↓	India	48.66	2020	135	49.25
139 ↑	Armenia	48.45	2020	143	47.6
140 ↓	Lebanon	48.41	2020	136	48.91
141 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	48.01	2020	147	46.83
141 ↓	Jamaica	48.01	2020	140	48.05
143 ↓	Libya	47.73	2020	139	48.21
144 ↑	Slovakia	47.61	2020	149	46.41
145 ↓	Indonesia	47.49	2020	142	47.64
146 ↑	Aruba	47.03	2020	150	46.37
147 ↓	Bangladesh	47.02	2020	141	47.92
148 ↑	Albania	46.93	2020	151	46.2
149 ↑	Seychelles	46.7	2020	152	46.08
150 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	46.65	2020	145	46.92
151 ↓	New Caledonia	46.64	2020	148	46.76
152 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	46.46	2020	146	46.9
153 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	46.15	2020	155	45.73
154 ↑	Chile	45.95	2020	156	45.72
155 ↑	Iran	45.58	2020	157	44.96
156 ↓	Colombia	45.44	2020	154	45.74
157 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	45.31	2020	158	44.95
158 ↓	Bhutan	45.14	2020	153	45.84
159	Costa Rica	45.1	2020	159	44.84
160	Vietnam	45.05	2020	160	44.44
161	Cyprus	44.9	2020	161	44.42
162 ↑	Hong Kong	44.65	2020	167	42.5
163	Macedonia	44.48	2020	163	43.84
164 ↓	Malaysia	44.16	2020	162	44.12
165 ↓	Brazil	43.48	2020	164	43.39
166	Azerbaijan	43.38	2020	166	42.63
167 ↓	Luxembourg	42.75	2020	165	42.82
168 ↑	China	42.21	2020	169	41.4
169 ↑	Thailand	41.86	2020	172	41.3
170 ↓	Bahamas	41.54	2020	168	41.96
171 ↓	Mauritius	41.45	2020	170	41.36
172 ↓	North Korea	41.23	2020	171	41.35
173 ↑	Moldova	39.63	2020	175	38.7
174 ↑	South Korea	39.54	2020	177	38.52
175 ↓	Saint Lucia	39.37	2020	174	39.37
176 ↓	Saudi Arabia	39.27	2020	173	39.43
177 ↓	Brunei	38.68	2020	176	38.55
178	Macao	35.73	2020	178	33.75
179 ↑	Singapore	34.5	2020	180	32.85
180 ↓	Oman	33.33	2020	179	33.1
181	Kuwait	32.45	2020	181	32.16
182	Maldives	30.2	2020	182	30.81
183	Bahrain	26.48	2020	183	26.96
184	United Arab Emirates	19.16	2020	184	18.86
185	Qatar	18.1	2020	185	17.81

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.