Eswatini vs Syria: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Eswatini
6.9%
in 2025
Syria
7.3%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
162nd
Syria rank
159th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Eswatini
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 7.3% against 6.9% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Eswatini ranks 162nd and Syria ranks 159th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 8.8% | 2.9% | Syria |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 6.6% | 0.5% | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 0.0% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 6.0% | 1.3% | Syria |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 5.9% | 1.2% | Syria |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 6.9% | 1.3% | Syria |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 7.3% | 0.7% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Eswatini or Syria?
- Syria, at 7.3% against 6.9% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Eswatini and Syria?
- 0.4%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Syria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Syria rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Eswatini ranks 162nd and Syria ranks 159th 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.