Africa Eastern and Southern vs Burundi: Age dependency ratio
Africa Eastern and Southern
77.7%
in 2025
Burundi
87.0%
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
8th
Burundi rank
10th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 87.0% against 77.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burundi ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Burundi ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.9% | 93.8% | 2.9% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 95.0% | 95.5% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 98.9% | 4.0% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 109.0% | 15.7% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 94.9% | 4.2% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 95.9% | 10.3% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 92.7% | 13.1% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Africa Eastern and Southern or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 87.0% against 77.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Africa Eastern and Southern and Burundi?
- 9.3%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Burundi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Burundi rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Burundi ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- 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.