Ethiopia vs Iraq: Age dependency ratio, old
Ethiopia
5.7%
in 2025
Iraq
5.7%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
185th
Iraq rank
184th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5.7% against 5.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 185th and Iraq ranks 184th of 218 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 7.1% | 2.0% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 9.0% | 3.5% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 8.4% | 3.0% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 6.4% | 1.1% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.5% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Ethiopia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 5.7% against 5.7% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Iraq rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th and Iraq ranks 184th 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.