Uganda vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio, old
Uganda
4.1%
in 2025
Zambia
3.5%
in 2025
Uganda rank
213th
Zambia rank
216th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.1% against 3.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Uganda ranks 213th and Zambia ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 5.8% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 6.4% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 0.5% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 0.6% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at 4.1% against 3.5% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Uganda ranks 213th 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.