Bhutan vs Kyrgyzstan: Age dependency ratio, old

Bhutan
9.1%
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
9.6%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
139th
Kyrgyzstan rank
138th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Bhutan
  • Kyrgyzstan
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How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 9.6% against 9.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 139th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 138th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1960s 4.3% 10.2% 5.9% Kyrgyzstan
1970s 4.4% 8.8% 4.4% Kyrgyzstan
1980s 4.9% 7.8% 2.9% Kyrgyzstan
1990s 5.7% 9.2% 3.5% Kyrgyzstan
2000s 7.3% 8.4% 1.1% Kyrgyzstan
2010s 8.2% 7.6% 0.7% Bhutan
2020s 8.8% 8.8% 0.0% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bhutan or Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan, at 9.6% against 9.1% in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan?
0.5%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Bhutan ranks 139th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 138th 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.