Cape Verde vs India: Age dependency ratio, old
Cape Verde
10.5%
in 2025
India
10.8%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
128th
India rank
126th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Cape Verde
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 10.8% against 10.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 128th and India ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 6.3% | 3.0% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 6.9% | 4.7% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 7.0% | 3.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.2% | 2.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 8.4% | 0.4% | India |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 10.1% | 0.4% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Cape Verde or India?
- India, at 10.8% against 10.5% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Cape Verde and India?
- 0.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and India rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Cape Verde ranks 128th and India ranks 126th 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.