Albania vs Sri Lanka: Age dependency ratio
Albania
52.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
51.9%
in 2025
Albania rank
137th
Sri Lanka rank
140th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Albania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Albania currently reports 52.0% against 51.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 137th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.3% | 80.0% | 9.3% | Albania |
| 1970s | 80.4% | 73.2% | 7.2% | Albania |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 66.7% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 60.3% | 55.7% | 4.6% | Albania |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 48.5% | 5.5% | Albania |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 50.4% | 3.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 51.7% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Albania or Sri Lanka?
- Albania, at 52.0% against 51.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Albania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Sri Lanka rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Albania ranks 137th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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.