Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Age dependency ratio, old
Burkina Faso
4.8%
in 2025
Burundi
4.8%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
203rd
Burundi rank
204th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in Burundi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burundi ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 203rd and Burundi ranks 204th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Burundi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 6.2% | 1.1% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 6.4% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 1.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 0.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Burkina Faso or Burundi?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.8% against 4.8% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Burkina Faso ranks 203rd and Burundi ranks 204th 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.