Chad vs Saudi Arabia: Age dependency ratio, old
Chad
4.1%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
4.2%
in 2025
Chad rank
212th
Saudi Arabia rank
211th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Chad
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Chad, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 212th and Saudi Arabia ranks 211th of 218 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 1.4% | Chad |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 4.8% | 2.6% | Chad |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 3.8% | 3.6% | Chad |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.6% | 2.9% | Chad |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 1.6% | Chad |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Chad |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 0.3% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Chad or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Saudi Arabia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Chad ranks 212th and Saudi Arabia ranks 211th 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.