Canada vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Age dependency ratio, old
Canada
31.3%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
36th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
34th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Canada
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 31.3% against 8.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 23.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 6.3% | 6.7% | Canada |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 6.5% | 6.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 6.3% | 8.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 6.4% | 11.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 6.4% | 12.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 6.8% | 16.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 7.8% | 21.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Canada or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Canada, at 31.3% against 8.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 23.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Canada ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th 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.