Benin vs Ethiopia: Age dependency ratio, old

Benin
5.7%
in 2025
Ethiopia
5.7%
in 2025
Benin rank
186th
Ethiopia rank
185th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Benin
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 5.7% against 5.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 186th and Ethiopia ranks 185th of 218 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 10.4% 5.1% 5.3% Benin
1970s 9.3% 5.4% 3.9% Benin
1980s 7.9% 5.4% 2.5% Benin
1990s 6.6% 5.3% 1.3% Benin
2000s 5.9% 5.3% 0.6% Benin
2010s 5.7% 5.4% 0.3% Benin
2020s 5.6% 5.5% 0.1% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Benin or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 5.7% against 5.7% in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Benin and Ethiopia?
0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Benin ranks 186th and Ethiopia ranks 185th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.