Eswatini vs Gabon: Age dependency ratio, old

Eswatini
6.9%
in 2025
Gabon
6.9%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
161st
Gabon rank
162nd

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 6.9% against 6.9% in Gabon, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.

Eswatini ranks 161st and Gabon ranks 162nd of 217 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 5.9% 13.2% 7.3% Gabon
1970s 6.0% 13.1% 7.1% Gabon
1980s 5.8% 12.0% 6.2% Gabon
1990s 4.7% 10.2% 5.5% Gabon
2000s 4.6% 8.2% 3.6% Gabon
2010s 5.6% 6.9% 1.2% Gabon
2020s 6.6% 6.8% 0.2% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Eswatini or Gabon?
Eswatini, at 6.9% against 6.9% in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Eswatini and Gabon?
0.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gabon?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Eswatini and Gabon rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Eswatini ranks 161st and Gabon ranks 162nd 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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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.