Malawi vs Mali: Age dependency ratio, old
Malawi
4.5%
in 2025
Mali
4.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
206th
Mali rank
205th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Malawi
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 206th and Mali ranks 205th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Mali |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.9% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Malawi or Mali?
- Mali, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Malawi and Mali?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Malawi ranks 206th and Mali ranks 205th of 217 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.