Lebanon vs Turkey: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Lebanon
16.3%
in 2025
Turkey
15.5%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
92nd
Turkey rank
95th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Lebanon
- Turkey
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 16.3% against 15.5% in Turkey, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 92nd and Turkey ranks 95th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 8.3% | 2.1% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.8% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 8.1% | 1.0% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 8.3% | 0.8% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 10.0% | 1.6% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 11.3% | 0.7% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 0.9% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Lebanon or Turkey?
- Lebanon, at 16.3% against 15.5% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Lebanon and Turkey?
- 0.8%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Turkey rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Lebanon ranks 92nd and Turkey ranks 95th 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.