Central African Republic vs Malawi: Age dependency ratio, old
Central African Republic
4.5%
in 2025
Malawi
4.5%
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
209th
Malawi rank
207th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Central African Republic
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.5% against 4.5% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 209th and Malawi ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 5.5% | 2.3% | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 5.4% | 2.2% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 7.3% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 6.7% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 7.5% | 3.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 6.1% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.7% | 0.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Central African Republic or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.5% against 4.5% in Central African Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Central African Republic and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Central African Republic and Malawi rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Central African Republic ranks 209th 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.