Bangladesh vs Dominican Republic: Age dependency ratio
Bangladesh
52.2%
in 2025
Dominican Republic
52.4%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
133rd
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bangladesh
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 52.4% against 52.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 133rd and Dominican Republic ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.8% | 107.1% | 21.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 91.9% | 95.7% | 3.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 91.6% | 80.1% | 11.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 70.4% | 7.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 61.5% | 4.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 54.0% | 3.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 52.6% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bangladesh or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 52.4% against 52.2% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bangladesh and Dominican Republic?
- 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Dominican Republic?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Dominican Republic rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bangladesh ranks 133rd and Dominican Republic ranks 132nd 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.