Lithuania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio, old
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Lithuania
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 32.0% against 8.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 23.5%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 6.2% | 7.6% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 6.4% | 10.9% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 6.3% | 10.0% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 6.5% | 12.0% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 6.5% | 16.9% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 7.0% | 21.3% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 8.1% | 22.8% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Lithuania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Lithuania, at 32.0% against 8.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Lithuania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 23.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.