Burundi vs Malawi: Age dependency ratio, old
Burundi
4.8%
in 2025
Malawi
4.5%
in 2025
Burundi rank
204th
Malawi rank
207th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Burundi
- Malawi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.8% against 4.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 204th and Malawi ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 7.3% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 6.7% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 7.5% | 2.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 6.1% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 0.1% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Burundi or Malawi?
- Burundi, at 4.8% against 4.5% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Burundi and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Burundi ranks 204th and Malawi ranks 207th 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.