Egypt vs Libya: Age dependency ratio, old
Egypt
8.3%
in 2025
Libya
7.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
144th
Libya rank
147th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.3% against 7.6% in Libya, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Egypt ranks 144th and Libya ranks 147th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 7.8% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 1.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 4.8% | 2.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.3% | 1.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 0.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Egypt or Libya?
- Egypt, at 8.3% against 7.6% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Egypt and Libya?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Egypt ranks 144th and Libya ranks 147th of 217 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.