Bangladesh vs Nepal: Age dependency ratio, old
Bangladesh
10.2%
in 2025
Nepal
10.1%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
131st
Nepal rank
132nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 10.2% against 10.1% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 131st and Nepal ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.7% | 0.6% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 7.3% | 1.1% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.8% | 1.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.7% | 0.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Bangladesh, at 10.2% against 10.1% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bangladesh ranks 131st and Nepal ranks 132nd 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.