Qatar vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio, old
Qatar
2.0%
in 2025
Zambia
3.5%
in 2025
Qatar rank
218th
Zambia rank
216th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Qatar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.5% against 2.0% in Qatar, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 218th and Zambia ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 5.8% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 6.4% | 3.6% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 6.4% | 4.8% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 5.4% | 3.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 4.1% | 2.7% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 3.4% | 1.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Qatar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.5% against 2.0% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Qatar and Zambia?
- 1.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Qatar ranks 218th and Zambia ranks 216th 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.