Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Age dependency ratio, old
Qatar
2.0%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2.2%
in 2025
Qatar rank
218th
United Arab Emirates rank
217th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Qatar, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 218th and United Arab Emirates ranks 217th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 0.6% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Qatar ranks 218th and United Arab Emirates ranks 217th 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.