Egypt vs Philippines: Age dependency ratio, old
Egypt
8.3%
in 2025
Philippines
8.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
145th
Philippines rank
143rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 8.5% against 8.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 145th and Philippines ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 4.4% | 2.6% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 2.5% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 1.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 1.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 0.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Egypt or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 8.5% against 8.3% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Egypt and Philippines?
- 0.2%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Egypt ranks 145th and Philippines ranks 143rd 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.