Djibouti vs Laos: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Djibouti
7.5%
in 2025
Laos
7.4%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
153rd
Laos rank
155th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Djibouti
- Laos
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 7.5% against 7.4% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Djibouti ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 155th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Laos |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Laos |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 6.6% | 1.1% | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 6.5% | 0.8% | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 6.2% | 0.5% | Laos |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 0.1% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 0.2% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Djibouti or Laos?
- Djibouti, at 7.5% against 7.4% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Djibouti and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Laos?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Laos rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Djibouti ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 155th 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.