Afghanistan vs Malawi: Age dependency ratio, old
Afghanistan
4.4%
in 2025
Malawi
4.5%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
210th
Malawi rank
207th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 210th and Malawi ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 5.5% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 5.4% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 7.3% | 2.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 6.7% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 7.5% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.7% | 0.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Afghanistan ranks 210th and Malawi ranks 207th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.