Afghanistan vs Arab World: Age dependency ratio
Afghanistan
81.8%
in 2025
Arab World
59.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
14th
Arab World rank
17th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Arab World
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 81.8% against 59.6% in Arab World, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Arab World ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Arab World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Arab World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.2% | 91.8% | 8.6% | Arab World |
| 1970s | 90.6% | 93.6% | 3.0% | Arab World |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 89.8% | 7.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 103.8% | 81.8% | 22.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 69.4% | 39.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 63.5% | 32.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 61.2% | 23.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Arab World?
- Afghanistan, at 81.8% against 59.6% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Arab World?
- 22.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Arab World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Arab World rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Arab World ranks 17th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.