Madagascar vs Mauritania: Age dependency ratio, old

Madagascar
6.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
6.0%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
180th
Mauritania rank
182nd

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 6.0% against 6.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 180th and Mauritania ranks 182nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 6.7% 4.7% 2.0% Madagascar
1970s 7.1% 5.7% 1.5% Madagascar
1980s 6.2% 5.9% 0.3% Madagascar
1990s 5.5% 5.9% 0.3% Mauritania
2000s 5.3% 6.0% 0.7% Mauritania
2010s 5.1% 6.8% 1.6% Mauritania
2020s 5.8% 6.0% 0.2% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Madagascar or Mauritania?
Madagascar, at 6.0% against 6.0% in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Madagascar and Mauritania?
0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Madagascar ranks 180th and Mauritania ranks 182nd 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.