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
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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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.