Kenya vs Nauru: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Kenya
5.0%
in 2025
Nauru
5.0%
in 2025
Kenya rank
202nd
Nauru rank
200th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Kenya
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 202nd and Nauru ranks 200th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 2.2% | 2.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 7.0% | 2.6% | Nauru |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 0.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Kenya or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Kenya and Nauru?
- 0.0%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nauru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nauru rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Kenya ranks 202nd and Nauru ranks 200th 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.