Afghanistan vs Uganda: Age dependency ratio
Afghanistan
81.8%
in 2025
Uganda
82.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
14th
Uganda rank
13th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 82.9% against 81.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.2% | 95.7% | 12.5% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 90.6% | 99.9% | 9.3% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 104.5% | 7.5% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 103.8% | 107.9% | 4.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 109.6% | 0.8% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 99.8% | 4.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 86.2% | 1.7% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 82.9% against 81.8% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 1.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 13th 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.