Iraq vs Sudan: Age dependency ratio, old
Iraq
5.7%
in 2025
Sudan
6.0%
in 2025
Iraq rank
184th
Sudan rank
181st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Iraq
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 184th and Sudan ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 1.6% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 5.1% | 3.9% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 5.0% | 3.3% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Iraq or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Iraq and Sudan?
- 0.3%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Iraq ranks 184th and Sudan ranks 181st 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.