Afghanistan vs Benin: Age dependency ratio
Afghanistan
81.8%
in 2025
Benin
79.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
14th
Benin rank
15th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Benin
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 81.8% against 79.9% in Benin, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Benin ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Benin in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.2% | 87.1% | 3.9% | Benin |
| 1970s | 90.6% | 96.3% | 5.7% | Benin |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 98.8% | 1.8% | Benin |
| 1990s | 103.8% | 97.0% | 6.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 91.6% | 17.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 86.8% | 8.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 82.0% | 2.4% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Benin?
- Afghanistan, at 81.8% against 79.9% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Benin?
- 1.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Benin ranks 15th 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.