Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Age dependency ratio, old

Gambia
5.6%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
5.5%
in 2025
Gambia rank
188th
Guinea-Bissau rank
191st

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Gambia ranks 188th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st of 218 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 4.9% 7.4% 2.6% Guinea-Bissau
1970s 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 8.3% 10.2% 1.8% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 7.1% 8.8% 1.7% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 5.4% 6.0% 0.6% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 4.9% 5.2% 0.3% Guinea-Bissau
2020s 5.3% 5.4% 0.2% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Gambia, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Gambia ranks 188th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st 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.