Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Age dependency ratio, old
Afghanistan
4.4%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
4.2%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
210th
Saudi Arabia rank
211th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.4% against 4.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 210th and Saudi Arabia ranks 211th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 5.9% | 0.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 0.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
- Afghanistan, at 4.4% against 4.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Afghanistan ranks 210th and Saudi Arabia ranks 211th 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.