Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 81.8% against 61.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 19.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.2% | 88.4% | 5.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 90.6% | 91.0% | 0.5% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 89.1% | 7.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 103.8% | 85.2% | 18.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 71.5% | 37.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 65.8% | 29.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 63.5% | 20.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Afghanistan, at 81.8% against 61.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 19.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.