Eritrea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Age dependency ratio, old
Eritrea
7.3%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.4%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
157th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
155th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Eritrea
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 157th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 155th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 5.2% | 0.4% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 6.0% | 1.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 6.6% | 1.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 6.5% | 0.9% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 0.7% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Eritrea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Eritrea ranks 157th and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.