Oman vs Qatar: Age dependency ratio, old
Oman
3.7%
in 2025
Qatar
2.0%
in 2025
Oman rank
214th
Qatar rank
217th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Oman
- Qatar
How they compare
Oman currently reports 3.7% against 2.0% in Qatar, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.8 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Oman ranks 214th and Qatar ranks 217th of 217 countries.
Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 1.4% | Oman |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 2.8% | 3.6% | Oman |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 1.5% | 3.8% | Oman |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 1.6% | 2.6% | Oman |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.5% | Oman |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 2.3% | Oman |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Oman or Qatar?
- Oman, at 3.7% against 2.0% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Oman and Qatar?
- 1.7%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Oman and Qatar rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Oman ranks 214th and Qatar ranks 217th 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.