Argentina vs Tunisia: Age dependency ratio

Argentina
50.7%
in 2025
Tunisia
50.4%
in 2025
Argentina rank
146th
Tunisia rank
149th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Argentina
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 50.7% against 50.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tunisia ahead.

Argentina ranks 146th and Tunisia ranks 149th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 57.3% 91.9% 34.7% Tunisia
1970s 58.5% 90.1% 31.6% Tunisia
1980s 63.6% 77.9% 14.3% Tunisia
1990s 62.8% 64.7% 1.8% Tunisia
2000s 58.8% 48.9% 9.9% Argentina
2010s 56.0% 46.3% 9.7% Argentina
2020s 52.9% 50.4% 2.5% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Argentina or Tunisia?
Argentina, at 50.7% against 50.4% in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Argentina and Tunisia?
0.3%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Tunisia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Tunisia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Argentina ranks 146th and Tunisia ranks 149th 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

Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.