Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Age dependency ratio
Afghanistan
81.8%
in 2025
Mauritania
83.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
14th
Mauritania rank
11th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 83.9% against 81.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.2% | 82.2% | 1.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 90.6% | 93.2% | 2.7% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 94.9% | 2.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 103.8% | 91.5% | 12.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 89.8% | 19.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 91.0% | 4.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 86.5% | 2.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 83.9% against 81.8% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 2.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th 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.