Eswatini vs Rwanda: Age dependency ratio, old
Eswatini
6.9%
in 2025
Rwanda
6.8%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
161st
Rwanda rank
163rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Eswatini
- Rwanda
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 6.9% against 6.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eswatini ranks 161st and Rwanda ranks 163rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 6.5% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 0.6% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.7% | 1.1% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.7% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 0.1% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Eswatini or Rwanda?
- Eswatini, at 6.9% against 6.8% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Eswatini and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Rwanda rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Eswatini ranks 161st and Rwanda ranks 163rd 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.