Sao Tome and Principe vs Tajikistan: Age dependency ratio, old
Sao Tome and Principe
6.7%
in 2025
Tajikistan
6.8%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
166th
Tajikistan rank
165th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 6.8% against 6.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th and Tajikistan ranks 165th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | 8.2% | 0.7% | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 1.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 6.6% | 2.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 6.9% | 1.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 1.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.0% | 1.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 0.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Sao Tome and Principe or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 6.8% against 6.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Sao Tome and Principe and Tajikistan?
- 0.1%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tajikistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tajikistan rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th and Tajikistan ranks 165th 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.